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.
Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama: Backgrounds and Criticism
Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama is the ideal focal point for the study of Irish literature and culture and, because of its many great twentieth-century works, for the study of drama more generally.
Greene , David H. , and Edward M. Stephens . J. M. Synge , 1871-1909 . New York : New York University Press , 1989 . Gregory , Augusta . Our Irish Theatre : A Chapter of Autobiography . Gerrards Cross : Colin Smythe , 1972 .
Based on essays originally presented at a symposium entitled "Nationalism and a national theatre: 100 years of Irish drama" convened at Indiana University, May 26-29, 1999.
This book includes information on the most recent and youngest playwrights working today at the Abbey, Druid, and Lyric Theatres.
Laying the Foundations, 1902-1904
A Bibliography of Modern Irish Drama 1899–1970
The Modern Irish Drama: A Documentary History
Druids, Dudes, and Beauty Queens: The Changing Face of Irish Theatre. Dublin: New Island Press. ... Harris, Susan Cannon (2002) Gender and Modern Irish Drama. ... Hogan, Robert and James Kilroy (1976) Laying the Foundations: 1902—1904.