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PublisherUniversity College Dublin Press

ISBN-101910820156

ISBN-139781910820155

eBay Product ID (ePID)242665954

Product Key Features

Number of Pages383 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameUnderground Theatre : Major Playwrights in the Irish Language 1930-80

Publication Year2024

SubjectDrama, General, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

AuthorPhilip O'leary

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama, Biography & Autobiography

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight28 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2017-431355

TitleLeadingAn

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal891.6/224

Table Of ContentAbbrevations; Foreword; Introduction: An Underground Theatre; Unlikely Iconoclast: Máiréad Ní Ghráda (1896-1971); A Northern Voice: Séamus Ó Néill (1910-1981); A Northern Voice: Séamus Ó Néill (1910-1981); A Theatre of Ideas: Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (1919-1982); Breaking Down Old Walls: Seán Ó Tuama (1926-2006); Questions of Conscience: Críostóir Ó Floinn (b. 1927); Afterword; Select Bibliography

SynopsisIrish-language theatre has at times been on the fringes of Ireland's cultural landscape - invisible and underground - but its influence can be seen all over the island of Ireland. An Underground Theatre is the first full-length study of playwrights working in the Irish language in the pivotal 1930-80 period. In this landmark volume Philip O'Leary analyses the works of Máiréad Ní Ghráda, Séamus Ó Néill, Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Seán Ó Tuama, and Críostóir Ó Floinn and discusses the production history of their plays and the critical reception of first productions and major revivals. O'Leary also outlines the beginnings of drama in Irish in the early twentieth century and provides important historical context. The developments in Irish-language theatre since 1980 are also discussed in this important contribution to Irish theatre studies. Using a wide range of sources, O'Leary gives a thorough evaluation of five of the most significant Irish-language playwrights and charts the influence and reach of their work. The book also contains images from this exciting period of Irish theatre history. Book jacket., The first full-length study of playwrights working in the Irish language in the pivotal 1930-80 period. Irish-language theatre has at times been on the fringes of Ireland's cultural landscape, invisible and underground, but its influence can be seen all over the island of Ireland. In this landmark volume, Philip O'Leary analyzes the works of Mairead Ni Ghrada, Seamus O Neill, Eoghan O Tuairisc, Sean O Tuama, and Criostoir O Floinn and discusses the production history of their plays and the critical reception of first productions and major revivals. O'Leary also outlines the beginnings of drama in Irish in the early twentieth century and provides important historical context. The developments in Irish-language theatre since 1980 are also discussed in this important contribution to Irish theatre studies. Using a wide range of sources, O'Leary gives a thorough evaluation of five of the most significant Irish-language playwrights and charts the monumental influence and reach of their work.

LC Classification NumberPB1325