Lady Gregory and Irish National Theatre Art, Drama, Politics /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Remport, Eglantina (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries
• Θέματα: Theater-History.; Theater.; Theater-Production and direction.; British literature.; Theatre History.; National/Regional Theatre and Performance.; Theatre Industry.; Theatre Direction and Production.; British and Irish Literature.

This book is the first comprehensive critical assessment of the aesthetic and social ideals of Lady Augusta Gregory, founder, patron, director, and dramatist of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. It elaborates on her distinctive vision of the social role of a National Theatre in Ireland, especially in rel...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. "My Education:" Sir William Gregory, the Grand Tours, and the Visual Arts
• 3. "The 'whorl' of Troy:" Celtic Mythology, Victorian Hellenism, and the Irish Literary Revival
• 4. "Ní neart go cur le chéile:" Education, Social Reform, and the Abbey Theatre
• 5. "See a play as a picture:" the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the Sister Arts, and the Irish Plays
• 6. The Light of the World: Christianity, Cultural Politics, and Constitutional Reform
• 7. Conclusion.