Contemporary Irish drama & cultural identity / Margaret Llewellyn Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Llewellyn-Jones, Margaret, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Irish authors.

English drama.

Ireland--In literature.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Intellect, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Within the last ten years there has been a renaissance in Irish drama from both sides of the border, including award-winning work which has transferred to London and New York, and has toured Britain as well as Europe and Australia. This book explores the dynamics of the relationship between these representations of Ireland and the fluid nature of cultural identity, especially during a period of economic and political change. Although the book establishes the historical context for contemporary Irish drama, and does include discussion of some of the earlier works of Brian Friel, Frank MacGuinnes

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Staging Ireland; 2. Language and the Colonised Body; 3. Politics, Memory and the Fractured Form; 4. Madonna, Magdalen and Matriarch; 5. Myth and Masculinity; 6. Dreams & Diaspora: Exported Images and Multiple Identities; 7. Conclusion: From Hearth to Heterotopia; Bibliography; Time Line; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610476602

9781280476600

1280476605

9781841508245

1841508241

OCLC:

70754373