摘要：Harold Pinter's Ashes to Ashes (1996) addresses different notions such as gender, politics, masculinity and language. Julia Kristeva's theory of melancholia and depression, as one of the most important psychological theories, strives to elaborate the condition of melancholic subject. She remarks that the melancholic subject, unable to share her / his melancholia with others, suffers from an unsignified sense of loss which causes her / his psyche to be wounded. Ashes to Ashes explores the melancholic condition of the female protagonist who suffers from an unsignified sense of loss. This study is an attempt to trace the signs of melancholia — regarding Kristeva's theory of melancholia — which reveal through Rebecca's fragmented dialogues, dream-like memories and tense monologues.
关键词：Harold Pinter;Ashes to Ashes;Julia Kristeva;the melancholic subject;loss;language
