The Great Hunger: the Gallant John-Joe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mac Intyre, Tom

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hunger.

Drama--20th century.

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Lilliput Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Great Hunger, Tom Mac Intyre's internationally celebrated play of 1983, and The Gallant John-Joe, his most recent dramatic work, show Mac Intyre to be one of the most daringly and excitingly original Irish writers working today. The Great Hunger is Mac Intyre's version of Patrick Kavanagh's long poem of the same name. It represents the life and dreams of Patrick Maguire, Monaghan small farmer and potato-gatherer, a man suffering from sexual and spiritual starvation. The play fuses image, movement and language into a classic of contemporary Irish drama. The Gallant John-Joe is the soliloquy

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; CONTENTS; The Great Hunger; Scene One; Scene Two; Scene Three; Scene Four; Scene Five; Scene Six; Scene Seven; Scene Eight; Scene Nine; Scene Ten; Scene Eleven; Scene Twelve; Scene Thirteen; Scene Fourteen; Scene Fifteen; Scene Sixteen; Scene Seventeen; Scene Eighteen; Scene Nineteen; Scene Twenty; Scene Twenty-One; The Gallant John-Joe; Prologue; Scene One; Scene Two; Scene Three; Scene Four; Scene Five; Scene Six; Scene Seven; Scene Eight; Scene Nine; Copyright

Notes:

Only The Great Hunger included.

Contains:

Gallant John-Joe.

ISBN:

1-84351-452-4

OCLC:

854972057