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Brian Friel : Theatre and Politics / by A. Roche.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roche, Anthony.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--History.
- Theater.
- Communication.
- European literature.
- Literature, Modern--20th century.
- Literature, Modern.
- Performing arts.
- Theatre History.
- Media and Communication.
- European Literature.
- Twentieth-Century Literature.
- Theatre and Performance Arts.
- Local Subjects:
- Theatre History.
- Media and Communication.
- European Literature.
- Twentieth-Century Literature.
- Theatre and Performance Arts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2011.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Friel is recognised as Ireland's leading playwright and due to the ability of plays like Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa to translate into other cultures he has made a major impact on world theatre. This study draws on the Friel Archive to deepen our understanding of how his plays were developed.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Introduction
- Escaping Containment: the Early Plays
- Friel and the Director: Tyrone Guthrie and Hilton Edwards
- The Operation of Fantasy
- Changing the Direction of Theatre: Friel, John Osborne and David Storey
- The Politics of Space: Reconfiguring Relationships
- Translations: An Enquiry into the Disappearance of Lt. Yolland
- History and Memory
- Negotiating the Present
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613159090
- 9781283159098
- 1283159090
- 9780230317635
- 0230317634
- 9780230305533
- 0230305539
- OCLC:
- 732617767
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