Deirdre McFeely

Dion Boucicault

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first full critical study of Dion Boucicault, one of the most dynamic and influential figures in nineteenth-century theatre.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781107534278
• ISBN-10: 1107534275
• Artikelnr.: 42579768

Autorenporträt

Deirdre McFeely's work on Boucicault has appeared in publications including Irish Theatre on Tour (edited by Nicholas Grene and Chris Morash) and Irish Theater in America: Essays on Irish Theatrical Diaspora (edited by John Harrington). This is her first book.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Becoming Boucicault
2. Nationalism, race and class in The Colleen Bawn
3. Music, myth and censorship in Arrah-na-Pogue
4. Alternative readings: The Rapparee and Daddy O'Dowd
5. The politics of exile: The Shaughraun in New York
6. 'Audiences are not political assemblies': The Shaughraun in London
7. Supporting the Land League: The O'Dowd
Conclusion: towards an Irish national drama.