Through analysis of both major Irish dramas and the artists and companies that performed them, Modern Irish Theatre provides an engaging and accessible introduction to 20th century Irish theatre: its origins, dominant themes, relationship to politics and culture, and influence on theatre movements around the world.

Taal / Language : English

Inhoudsopgave:
Acknowledgements.

Timeline of Significant Events in Irish Arts and Politics.

Introduction.

Part I: Performing the Nation, 1891 1916.

Introduction to Part I.

1 Imagining an Aesthetic: Modern Irish Theatre s First Years.

2 Realisms and Regionalisms.

Part II: War and After, 1916 1948.

Introduction to Part II.

3. The Abbey Becomes Institution, 1916 1929.

4. New Voices of the 1930s and 1940s.

Part III: Rewriting Tradition, 1948 1980.

Introduction to Part III.

5. Irish Theatre in the 1950s.

6. Irish Theatre s Second Wave.

Part IV: Re imagining Ireland, 1980 2007.

Introduction to Part IV.

7. Theatres Without Borders: Irish Theatre in the 1980s.

8. A New Sense of Place: Irish Theatre since the 1990s.

Conclusion: What is an Irish Play?.

Notes.

Bibliography

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