"A feast for all those interested in the history of the Theatre...a rich, fascinating and, to the drama-junkie, indispensable book on a generally neglected period of Irish theatrical history"-The Irish Press
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.
This book includes information on the most recent and youngest playwrights working today at the Abbey, Druid, and Lyric Theatres.
Flannery, James, W. B. Yeats and the Idea of a Theatre: The Early Abbey Theatre in Theory and Practice (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1976). Fletcher, Alan J. (ed.), Drama and the Performing Arts in PreCromwellian Ireland: A ...
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 .
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.
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.
Plays Two (Ernie's Incredible Illucinations, Invisible Friends, This is Where We Came In, My Very Own Story, The Champion of Paribanou). London: Faber and Faber. Ayckbourn, Alan (1998b). Things We Do for Love. London: Faber and Faber.
Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama: Backgrounds and Criticism
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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.