D. E. Maxwell

A Critical History of Modern Irish Drama 1891 1980

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A critical history of Irish drama from the founding of the Irish Literary Theatre to the nineteen-eighties.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780521295390
• ISBN-10: 0521295394
• Artikelnr.: 28112492

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Chronology
Acknowledgement
Introduction
1. Dreams and responsibilities: 1891-1904
2. Possible forms: the early plays
3. Difficult, irrelevant words: W. B. Yeats and J. M. Synge
4. An art of common things: 1905-1910
5. A painted stage: 1911-1929
6. Plays and controversies: Sean O'Casey
7. The mill of the mind: Denis Johnston
8. The plays, the players and the scenes: 1930-1955
9. Explorations 1956-1982
10. The honour of naming: Samuel Beckett and Brian Friel
Notes
Select bibliography
Index.