Shaw, Synge, Connolly, and Socialist provocation / Nelson O'Ceallaigh Ritschel ; foreword by R.F. Dietrich, series editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ritschel, Nelson O'Ceallaigh, 1959-

Series:

Florida Bernard Shaw series

The Florida Bernard Shaw series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950--Political and social views.

Shaw, Bernard.

Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909--Criticism and interpretation.

Synge, J. M.

Connolly, James, 1868-1916--Criticism and interpretation.

Connolly, James.

Connolly, James, 1868-1916.

Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909.

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.

Socialism and literature--Ireland.

Socialism and literature.

Theater and society--Ireland.

Theater and society.

Criticism and interpretation.

Political and social views.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

xvii, 266 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2011]

Summary:

In his study of George Bernard Shaw's reception by socialist and otherwise leftist radicals in early 20th Century Ireland, Ritschel (humanities, Massachusetts Maritime Academy) blends critical literary examination and theatre history with a historical exploration of the socialist and nationalist politics leading up to the Irish Revolution. While Shaw is the focus of the study, J.M. Synge and James Connolly are heavily considered as both readers of, and writers in response to, Shaw. The first two chapters consider Shaw's earlier career in London and Fabian influences, but also his role in the gestation of Irish leftist thought within the Dublin theatre scene. Shaw's John Bull's Other Island is read in light of the controversy raised by Synge's In The Shadow Of A Glen. The third and fourth chapters move out of the theatre and into Irish socialist politics, the Red Guard, the Irish Citizen's army and Shaw's lectures on "The Poor Law and Destitution in Ireland" in light of James Connolly response to the Catholic Church's anti-socialism. The fifth chapter considers how WWI divided Irish socialists over what it meant for international worker solidarity when capitalist nations war. Shaw's play O'Flaherty V.C. is compared to Connolly's Under What Flag?, whose portrayal of Britain as a military aggressor in Ireland helped fuel the 1916 Uprising. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Dublin Socialist and an Irish theatre

Answering John Bull's provocation, Synge

Toward 1913 and the "most distinguished Irishman," Shaw

Lockout: Shaw, Connolly, Synge, and the Red Guard: ICA

War and revolution: the convergence

Epilogue: Shaw and execution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813036519

0813036518

OCLC:

666240009