"In Verbal Violence in Contemporary Drama, Jeanette R. Malkin considers plays by Pinter, Mamet, Albee and Shepard that use the manipulation of language and logical thinking to destroy institutions, character and interpersonal relationships." Backstage

• 1. Introduction; 2. Language torture: on Peter Handke's Kaspar; 3. Gagged by language: verbal domination and subjugation; 4. Language as a prison: verbal debris and deprivation; 5. Wrestling with language: 'head to head'; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Index.

"In Verbal Violence in Contemporary Drama, Jeanette R. Malkin considers plays by Pinter, Mamet, Albee and Shepard that use the manipulation of language and logical thinking to destroy institutions, character and interpersonal relationships." Backstage

• 1. Introduction; 2. Language torture: on Peter Handke's Kaspar; 3. Gagged by language: verbal domination and subjugation; 4. Language as a prison: verbal debris and deprivation; 5. Wrestling with language: 'head to head'; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Index.

"In Verbal Violence in Contemporary Drama, Jeanette R. Malkin considers plays by Pinter, Mamet, Albee and Shepard that use the manipulation of language and logical thinking to destroy institutions, character and interpersonal relationships." Backstage

• 1. Introduction; 2. Language torture: on Peter Handke's Kaspar; 3. Gagged by language: verbal domination and subjugation; 4. Language as a prison: verbal debris and deprivation; 5. Wrestling with language: 'head to head'; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Index.