Contemporary Irish dramatists / Michael Etherton
1989, Paperback Edition. Basingstoke: Macmillan Education. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #339664
Physical description: xvi, 253 pages [8] pages of plates; 19 cm. Contents
General Editor's Preface -- Dublin and Belfast -- The Theatre in the West -- The Plays of Tom Murphy -- Brian Friel: Early Plays -- Brian Friel after 1969 -- D'Arcy and Arden -- Bibliography -- Index. Summary: The development of contemporary drama in the 1980s into a depiction of a new Irish reality has contributed to a new Irish drama aesthetic, sparked originally by plays such as Hugh Leonard's Da and Stewart Parker's Spokesong. In this new book, Michael Etherton looks at the work of the most influential modern Irish dramatists to show how their work contributes to a radically different view of what constitutes 'Irish' and 'drama'. Subjects: English drama Irish authors History and criticism. English drama 20th century History and criticism. English drama Irish authors. Literature, Modern-19th century. Literature, Modern-20th century. Irish Literature.
Price: €14.95