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PublisherCatholic University of America Press

ISBN-100813206278

ISBN-139780813206271

eBay Product ID (ePID)1084570

Product Key Features

Number of Pages456 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSelected Plays

Publication Year1986

SubjectGeneral, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaDrama

AuthorBrian Friel

SeriesIrish Drama Selections Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN85-031340

Dewey Edition19

Series Volume NumberNo. 6

Dewey Decimal822/.914

Table Of ContentPhiladelphia, here I come! -- The freedom of the city -- Living quarters -- Aristocrats -- Faith healer -- Translations.

SynopsisBrian Friel was born in County Tyrone in 1929 and worked as a teacher before turning to full-time writing in 1960. His first stage success was in 1964 with Philadelphia, Here I Come, which established his claim as heir to such distinguished predecessors as Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, and Behan. In 1979 he and actor Stephen Rea formed the Field Day Theatre Company, whose first theatrical production was Friel's Translations in 1980. Also included in this selection are The Freedom of the City, set in Londonderry in 1970; Living Quarters, which Desmond MacAvok in the Evening Press called ""one of the most fascinating and, in the end, truly moving evenings. . .in Irish Theatre""; Faith Healer, a metaphoric depiction of the artist and his gift' and Aristocrats, ""as fine and as stimulating and as warm a piece of writing as had appeared on the Irish stage for many years,"" according to David Nowland, the Irish Times., Contents: Philadelphia, Here I Come; The Freedom of the City; Living Quarters; Aristocrats; Faith Healer; Translations Brian Friel was born in County Tyrone in 1929 and worked as a teacher before turning to full-time writing in 1960. His first stage success was in 1964 with Philadelphia, Here I Come , which established his claim as heir to such distinguished predecessors as Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, and Behan. In 1979 he and actor Stephen Rea formed the Field Day Theatre Company, whose first theatrical production was Friel's Translations in 1980. Also included in this selection are The Freedom of the City , set in Londonderry in 1970; Living Quarters , which Desmond MacAvok in the Evening Press called "one of the most fascinating and, in the end, truly moving evenings. . .in Irish Theatre"; Faith Healer , a metaphoric depiction of the artist and his gift' and Aristocrats , "as fine and as stimulating and as warm a piece of writing as had appeared on the Irish stage for many years," according to David Nowland, the Irish Times. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Contents: Philadelphia, Here I Come; The Freedom of the City; Living Quarters; Aristocrats; Faith Healer; Translations Brian Friel was born in County Tyrone in 1929 and worked as a teacher before turning to full-time writing in 1960. His first stage success was in 1964 with Philadelphia, Here I Come , which established his claim as heir to such distinguished predecessors as Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, and Behan. In 1979 he and actor Stephen Rea formed the Field Day Theatre Company, whose first theatrical production was Friel's Translations in 1980. Also included in this selection are The Freedom of the City , set in Londonderry in 1970; Living Quarters , which Desmond MacAvok in the Evening Press called "one of the most fascinating and, in the end, truly moving evenings. . .in Irish Theatre"; Faith Healer , a metaphoric depiction of the artist and his gift' and Aristocrats , "as fine and as stimulating and as warm a piece of writing as had appeared on the Irish stage for many years," according to David Nowland, the Irish Times.

LC Classification NumberPR6056.R5A6 1986