Irish drama and theatre since 1950 /

• Main Author: Lonergan, Patrick (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London : Methuen, 2019.
• Series: Critical companions (London, England)
• Subjects: Ιρλανδικό δράμα > 20ός αιώνας > Ιστορία και κριτική.; Ιρλανδικό δράμα > 21ος αιώνας > Ιστορία και κριτική.; Αγγλικό δράμα > Ιρλανδοί συγγραφείς > Ιστορία και κριτική; Παραστατικές τέχνες

"Drawing on major new archival discoveries and recent research, Patrick Lonergan presents an innovative account of Irish drama and theatre, spanning the past seventy years. Rather than offering a linear narrative, the volume traces key themes to illustrate the relationship between theatre and c...

Table of Contents:

• 1. 'Thank goodness that's over' - Irish theatre in the 1950s
• 2. Secularization and the 'Post-Catholic' in Irish theatre
• 3. Internalizing Irish theatre
• 4. Repeat and revise - recycling Irish images, narrative and tropes
• 5. Encountering difference
• 6. After the fall : Irish drama since 2000
• 7. Critical perspectives.