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Modern · Drama

The Homecoming

by Harold Pinter. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Harold Pinter examining power, language, threat; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1964
Origin
England
Era
Modern
Genre
Drama
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Harold Pinter examining power, language, threat; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.