An underground theatre : major playwrights in the Irish language 1930-80 / Philip O'Leary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Leary, Philip, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish drama--20th century--History and criticism.

Irish drama.

Dramatists, Irish--20th century.

Dramatists, Irish.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xv, 383 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Underground theater : major playwrights in the Irish language 1930-80

Place of Publication:

Dublin 4, Ireland : University College Dublin Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Irish-language theatre has at times been on the fringes of Ireland's cultural landscape - invisible and underground - but its influence can be seen all over the island of Ireland. 'An Underground Theatre' is the first full-length study of playwrights working in the Irish language in the pivotal 1930-80 period. In this landmark volume Philip O'Leary analyses the works of Máiréad Ní Ghráda, Séamus Ó Néill, Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Seán Ó Tuama, and Críostóir Ó Floinn and discusses the production history of their plays and the critical reception of first productions and major revivals. O'Leary also outlines the beginnings of drama in Irish in the early twentieth century and provides important historical context."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Unlikely Iconoclast: Máiréad Ní Ghráda (1896-1971) 22

2 A Northern Voice: Séamus Ó Néill (1910-81) 74

3 A Theatre of Ideas: Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (1919-82) 108

4 Knocking down Old Walls: Seán Ó Tuama (1926-2006) 180

5 Questions of Conscience: Críostóir Ó Floinn (b. 1927) 238.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-371) and index.

ISBN:

9781910820155

1910820156

OCLC:

973312781