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Title: Modern Irish Theatre
Condition: New
Author: Mary Trotter
Format: Hardback
EAN: 9780745633428
ISBN: 9780745633428
Publisher: Polity Press
Genre: Literary Criticism
Release Date: 26/09/2008
Description: Analysing major Irish dramas and the artists and companies that performed them, Modern Irish Theatre provides an engaging and accessible introduction to twentieth-century Irish theatre: its origins, dominant themes, relationship to politics and culture, and influence on theatre movements around the world. By looking at her subject as a performance rather than a literary phenomenon, Trotter captures how Irish theatre has actively reflected and shaped debates about Irish culture and identity among audiences, artists, and critics for over a century.


This text provides the reader with discussion and analysis of:



  • Significant playwrights and companies, from Lady Gregory to Brendan Behan to Marina Carr, and from the Abbey Theatre to the Lyric Theatre to Field Day;

  • Major historical events, including the war for Independence, the Troubles, and the social effects of the Celtic Tiger economy;

  • Critical Methodologies: how postcolonial, diaspora, performance, gender, and cultural theories, among others, shed light on Irish theatre’s political and artistic significance, and how it has addressed specific national concerns.


Because of its comprehensiveness and originality, Modern Irish Theatre will be of great interest to students and general readers interested in theatre studies, cultural studies, Irish studies, and political performance.


Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 243mm
Item Length: 165mm
Item Width: 24mm
Item Weight: 516g
Book Series: Cultural History of Literature
Release Year: 2008

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