Author: Shaun Richards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521008730
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Irish Drama
Author: Shaun Richards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521008730
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521008730
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher Description
Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Irish Drama
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Irish Drama and Wars in the Twentieth Century
Author: Wei H. Kao
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527588653
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This book delves into how playwrights, whether canonical or less frequently discussed in the academic sphere, have critically and creatively engaged with the Anglo-Irish War, the Irish Civil War, the Easter Rising, the Northern Ireland Troubles and other conflicts. It not only approaches their plays—some of which have not been subject to much study—in relevant historical contexts, but also explores how Irish dramatists have observed humanity and resilience in war and given their insights into republican, unionist and denominational divides. It also reveals the dynamic mechanism connecting playwrights, performing venues, critics and audience members. As a whole, this book will be of interest to Irish studies scholars, theatre practitioners and historians, and people who would like to have a systematic understanding of twentieth-century Irish drama focusing on nation formation, war, revolution and humanity.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527588653
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This book delves into how playwrights, whether canonical or less frequently discussed in the academic sphere, have critically and creatively engaged with the Anglo-Irish War, the Irish Civil War, the Easter Rising, the Northern Ireland Troubles and other conflicts. It not only approaches their plays—some of which have not been subject to much study—in relevant historical contexts, but also explores how Irish dramatists have observed humanity and resilience in war and given their insights into republican, unionist and denominational divides. It also reveals the dynamic mechanism connecting playwrights, performing venues, critics and audience members. As a whole, this book will be of interest to Irish studies scholars, theatre practitioners and historians, and people who would like to have a systematic understanding of twentieth-century Irish drama focusing on nation formation, war, revolution and humanity.
The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel
Author: John Wilson Foster
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521679961
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is the perfect overview of the Irish novel from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521679961
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is the perfect overview of the Irish novel from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Modern Irish Drama
Author: Sanford Sternlicht
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815651309
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Modern Irish Drama: W. B. Yeats to Marina Carr presents a thorough introduction to the recent history of one of the greatest dramatic and theatrical traditions in Western culture. Originally published in 1988, this updated edition provides extensive new material, charting the path of modern and contemporary Irish drama from its roots in the Celtic Revival to its flowering in world theater. The lives and careers of more than fifty modern Irish playwrights are discussed along with summaries of their major plays and recommendations for further reading.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815651309
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Modern Irish Drama: W. B. Yeats to Marina Carr presents a thorough introduction to the recent history of one of the greatest dramatic and theatrical traditions in Western culture. Originally published in 1988, this updated edition provides extensive new material, charting the path of modern and contemporary Irish drama from its roots in the Celtic Revival to its flowering in world theater. The lives and careers of more than fifty modern Irish playwrights are discussed along with summaries of their major plays and recommendations for further reading.
The Irish Dramatic Revival 1899-1939
Author: Anthony Roche
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408166003
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Irish Dramatic Revival was to radically redefine Irish theatre and see the birth of Ireland's national theatre, the Abbey, in 1904. From a consideration of such influential precursors as Boucicault and Wilde, Anthony Roche goes on to examine the role of Yeats as both founder and playwright, the one who set the agenda until his death in 1939. Each of the major playwrights of the movement refashioned that agenda to suit their own very different dramaturgies. Roche explores Synge's experimentation in the creation of a new national drama and considers Lady Gregory not only as a co-founder and director of the Abbey Theatre but also as a significant playwright. A chapter on Shaw outlines his important intervention in the Revival. O'Casey's four ground-breaking Dublin plays receive detailed consideration, as does the new Irish modernism that followed in the 1930s and which also witnessed the founding of the Gate Theatre in Dublin. The Companion also features interviews and essays by leading theatre scholars and practitioners Paige Reynolds, P.J. Mathews and Conor McPherson who provide further critical perspectives on this period of radical change in modern Irish theatre.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408166003
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Irish Dramatic Revival was to radically redefine Irish theatre and see the birth of Ireland's national theatre, the Abbey, in 1904. From a consideration of such influential precursors as Boucicault and Wilde, Anthony Roche goes on to examine the role of Yeats as both founder and playwright, the one who set the agenda until his death in 1939. Each of the major playwrights of the movement refashioned that agenda to suit their own very different dramaturgies. Roche explores Synge's experimentation in the creation of a new national drama and considers Lady Gregory not only as a co-founder and director of the Abbey Theatre but also as a significant playwright. A chapter on Shaw outlines his important intervention in the Revival. O'Casey's four ground-breaking Dublin plays receive detailed consideration, as does the new Irish modernism that followed in the 1930s and which also witnessed the founding of the Gate Theatre in Dublin. The Companion also features interviews and essays by leading theatre scholars and practitioners Paige Reynolds, P.J. Mathews and Conor McPherson who provide further critical perspectives on this period of radical change in modern Irish theatre.
The Cambridge Companion to W. B. Yeats
Author: Marjorie Elizabeth Howes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521650895
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major themes of this important poet's life and career.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521650895
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major themes of this important poet's life and career.
Twentieth-Century Irish Drama
Author: Christopher Murray
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815606437
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This work provides an overview of Irish theatre, read in the light of Ireland's self-definition. Mediating between history and its relations with politics and art, it attempts to do justice to the enabling and mirroring preoccupations of Irish drama.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815606437
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This work provides an overview of Irish theatre, read in the light of Ireland's self-definition. Mediating between history and its relations with politics and art, it attempts to do justice to the enabling and mirroring preoccupations of Irish drama.
Brian Friel
Author: Scott Boltwood
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137523069
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This essential guide provides a deeply informed survey of the criticism of all the plays and major stories authored by Brian Friel. Scott Boltwood introduces readers to the key themes that have been used to characterise Friel's entire career, moving chronologically from his early work as a successful short story writer to the present day. This is an essential text for dedicated modules or courses on Modern or Contemporary British and Irish drama offered as part of English literature degrees, or for the literature and culture modules of undergraduate and postgraduate Irish studies degrees. In addition, this book is an ideal companion for A-level students reading Friel's plays, or anyone with an interest in this complex writer's career.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137523069
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This essential guide provides a deeply informed survey of the criticism of all the plays and major stories authored by Brian Friel. Scott Boltwood introduces readers to the key themes that have been used to characterise Friel's entire career, moving chronologically from his early work as a successful short story writer to the present day. This is an essential text for dedicated modules or courses on Modern or Contemporary British and Irish drama offered as part of English literature degrees, or for the literature and culture modules of undergraduate and postgraduate Irish studies degrees. In addition, this book is an ideal companion for A-level students reading Friel's plays, or anyone with an interest in this complex writer's career.
The Spaces of Irish Drama
Author: H. Lojek
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230370411
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Lojek provides extensive analysis of space in plays by living Irish playwrights, applying practical understandings of staging and the insights of geographers and spatial theorists to drama in an era increasingly aware of space.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230370411
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Lojek provides extensive analysis of space in plays by living Irish playwrights, applying practical understandings of staging and the insights of geographers and spatial theorists to drama in an era increasingly aware of space.