Author: James Moran
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408165961
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This Critical Companion to the work of one of Ireland's most famous and controversial playwrights, Sean O'Casey, is the first major study of the playwright's work to consider his oeuvre and the archival material that has appeared during the last decade. Published ahead of the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland with which O'Casey's most famous plays are associated, it provides a clear and detailed study of the work in context and performance. James Moran shows that O'Casey not only remains the most performed playwright at Ireland's national theatre, but that the playwright was also one of the most controversial and divisive literary figures, whose work caused riots and who alienated many of his supporters. Since the start of the 'Troubles' in the North of Ireland, his work has been associated with Irish historical revisionism, and has become the subject of debate about Irish nationalism and revolutionary history. Moran's admirably clear study considers the writer's plays, autobiographical writings and essays, paying special attention to the Dublin trilogy, The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars. It considers the work produced in exile, during the war and the late plays. The Companion also features a number of interviews and essays by other leading scholars and practitioners, including Garry Hynes, Victor Merriman and Paul Murphy, which provide further critical perspectives on the work.
The Theatre of Sean O'Casey
Author: James Moran
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408165961
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This Critical Companion to the work of one of Ireland's most famous and controversial playwrights, Sean O'Casey, is the first major study of the playwright's work to consider his oeuvre and the archival material that has appeared during the last decade. Published ahead of the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland with which O'Casey's most famous plays are associated, it provides a clear and detailed study of the work in context and performance. James Moran shows that O'Casey not only remains the most performed playwright at Ireland's national theatre, but that the playwright was also one of the most controversial and divisive literary figures, whose work caused riots and who alienated many of his supporters. Since the start of the 'Troubles' in the North of Ireland, his work has been associated with Irish historical revisionism, and has become the subject of debate about Irish nationalism and revolutionary history. Moran's admirably clear study considers the writer's plays, autobiographical writings and essays, paying special attention to the Dublin trilogy, The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars. It considers the work produced in exile, during the war and the late plays. The Companion also features a number of interviews and essays by other leading scholars and practitioners, including Garry Hynes, Victor Merriman and Paul Murphy, which provide further critical perspectives on the work.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408165961
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This Critical Companion to the work of one of Ireland's most famous and controversial playwrights, Sean O'Casey, is the first major study of the playwright's work to consider his oeuvre and the archival material that has appeared during the last decade. Published ahead of the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland with which O'Casey's most famous plays are associated, it provides a clear and detailed study of the work in context and performance. James Moran shows that O'Casey not only remains the most performed playwright at Ireland's national theatre, but that the playwright was also one of the most controversial and divisive literary figures, whose work caused riots and who alienated many of his supporters. Since the start of the 'Troubles' in the North of Ireland, his work has been associated with Irish historical revisionism, and has become the subject of debate about Irish nationalism and revolutionary history. Moran's admirably clear study considers the writer's plays, autobiographical writings and essays, paying special attention to the Dublin trilogy, The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars. It considers the work produced in exile, during the war and the late plays. The Companion also features a number of interviews and essays by other leading scholars and practitioners, including Garry Hynes, Victor Merriman and Paul Murphy, which provide further critical perspectives on the work.
O’Casey Annual No. 3
Author: Robert G. Lowery
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 134906212X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 134906212X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Guide to O'Casey's Plays
Author: John O'Riordan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349070939
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349070939
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
O’Casey Annual No. 2
Author: Robert G. Lowery
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 134906209X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 134906209X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Sean O'Casey
Author: Christopher Murray
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773586156
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Se?O'Casey was the quintessential Dublin playwright. In critical works that include his Dublin Trilogy - The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars - he portrayed the traumatic birth of a nation and delved into the Irish national character. Christopher Murray's Se?O'Casey: Writer at Work takes a fresh look at the last of the great writers of the Irish literary revival.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773586156
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Se?O'Casey was the quintessential Dublin playwright. In critical works that include his Dublin Trilogy - The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars - he portrayed the traumatic birth of a nation and delved into the Irish national character. Christopher Murray's Se?O'Casey: Writer at Work takes a fresh look at the last of the great writers of the Irish literary revival.
Portraying the Self
Author: Michael Kenneally
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780389207146
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Irish Literary Studies Series No. 26.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780389207146
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Irish Literary Studies Series No. 26.
O’Casey Annual No. 1
Author: Robert G. Lowery
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349059781
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349059781
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
The Enigma of Arthur Griffith
Author: Colum Kenny
Publisher: Merrion Press
ISBN: 1785373161
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Almost a century after his untimely death in 1922, this lively and insightful new assessment explores the man Michael Collins described as ‘father of us all’ and reclaims Arthur Griffith as the founder of both Sinn Féin and the Irish Free State. Since his death when President of Dáil Éireann, Griffith’s role has often been misrepresented. Too radical for some, he was not militant enough for others. His legacy belongs to no single political party today. Colum Kenny argues that efforts to ‘other’ Griffith as ‘un-Irish’ raise uncomfortable questions about Irish identity. A dedicated activist and intellectual, as well as a skilled editor and balladeer, Griffith knew what it meant to be poor. He encouraged women to get involved in the struggle for Irish independence, and, unusually for his time, distinguished between Oscar Wilde’s private life and his work. Griffith’s complex relationships with Maud Gonne, W.B. Yeats and James Joyce are revealed here in significant new ways. The Enigma of Arthur Griffith brings the ‘father of us all’ into focus for a new generation.
Publisher: Merrion Press
ISBN: 1785373161
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Almost a century after his untimely death in 1922, this lively and insightful new assessment explores the man Michael Collins described as ‘father of us all’ and reclaims Arthur Griffith as the founder of both Sinn Féin and the Irish Free State. Since his death when President of Dáil Éireann, Griffith’s role has often been misrepresented. Too radical for some, he was not militant enough for others. His legacy belongs to no single political party today. Colum Kenny argues that efforts to ‘other’ Griffith as ‘un-Irish’ raise uncomfortable questions about Irish identity. A dedicated activist and intellectual, as well as a skilled editor and balladeer, Griffith knew what it meant to be poor. He encouraged women to get involved in the struggle for Irish independence, and, unusually for his time, distinguished between Oscar Wilde’s private life and his work. Griffith’s complex relationships with Maud Gonne, W.B. Yeats and James Joyce are revealed here in significant new ways. The Enigma of Arthur Griffith brings the ‘father of us all’ into focus for a new generation.
O'Casey Annual
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Echoes Down the Corridor
Author: International Association for the Study of Anglo-Irish Literature. Conference
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781904505259
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Essays on contemporary Irish theatre
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781904505259
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Essays on contemporary Irish theatre