Theatre and Ireland

2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-57462-5
Verlag: Macmillan Education

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 115 g

Reihe: Theatre And

What is the significance of theatre and performance within Irish culture and history? How do we understand the impact and political potential of Irish theatre? This innovative survey of theatre in Ireland covers a range of drama and performance, from the 17th century to the present. Expanding the field of Irish theatre to include mumming, wake games, prison protests and theatre riots, the book argues that Ireland's longstanding association with performance illuminates key aspects of its cultural history and politics. Foreword by Fiona Shaw

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaw, Fiona

Pilkington, Lionel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; F.Shaw.- Introduction .- The Stage Irishman.- Theatre history.- Theatre Outside the Theatre 1.- Violence.- Acting Natural and Acting National.- Theatre Outside the Theatre 2.- Modernity.- Further Reading.- Acknowledgements.

Über Autor(innen)

LIONEL PILKINGTON is Senior Lecturer in English at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He is the author of Theatre and the State in 20th Century Ireland.