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@article{207309,
        author = {Godwill KUMA and Ernest VEYU},
        title = {SUBVERSION OF LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION IN SELECTED PLAYS OF SARAH KANE AND EDWARD BOND},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {3},
        pages = {620-628},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=207309},
        abstract = {This article explores how Sarah Kane and Edward Bond subvert conventional language and communication in their plays to reveal the themes of trauma, alienation, and violence in postmodern society. Through a close analysis of Blasted, 4:48 Psychosis, Saved, Lear, and Cleansed, the study highlights fragmentation, silence, clipped dialogue, and textual violence as strategies that destabilize dramatic expression. Kane’s focus on psychological turmoil contrasts with Bond’s socio-political realism, yet both redefine dramatic communication by revealing the inadequacy of traditional language to convey human misery and existential crises. Their linguistic experimentation contributes to the evolution of contemporary drama.},
        keywords = {Subversion, Language, Communication},
        month = {August},
        }