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A Critical History of Modern Irish Drama 1891-1980 by D. E. S. Maxwell (Paperback, 1984)

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This is a detailed, critical history of Irish drama from the founding of the Irish Literary Theatre to the eighties. Professor Maxwell pays special attention to the fortunes of the Abbey Theatre, home of the best-known Irish playwrights, but also takes account of the Gate Theatre in Dublin and the Group, Arts and Lyric Theatres in Belfast. The main focus of the book is on the dramatists. At appropriate chronological points Professor Maxwell gives extended critical assessment of the work of the major writers: Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, Denis Johnston, Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel. He comments also on other dramatists who have given Irish drama its distinctive voice, from George Fitzmaurice and St John Ervine, to Thomas Kilroy and Graham Reid. While arguing that Irish drama has a deeply indigenous nature, the book also evaluates its dealings with the European drama of Ibsen, the Symbolists and the Expressionists. A useful chronology, select bibliography and production photographs complement the text.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521295390
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96518066

Product Key Features

Book Title
A Critical History of Modern Irish Drama 1891-1980
Author
D. E. S. Maxwell
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
1984
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
400 g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
D. E. S. Maxwell
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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