Title The politics of Irish drama : plays in context from Boucicault to Friel / Nicholas Grene

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999

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Description xvii, 312 pages ; 24 cm Series Cambridge studies in modern theatre Cambridge studies in modern theatre. Contents 1. Stage interpreters -- 2. Strangers in the house -- 3. Shifts in perspective -- 4. Class and space in O'Casey -- 5. Reactions to revolution -- 6. Living on -- 7. Versions of pastoral -- 8. Murphy's Ireland -- 9. Imagining the other -- Conclusion: a world elsewhere Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-300) and index Subject Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890 -- Political and social views. Friel, Brian -- Political and social views. Friel, Brian, 1929- -- Political and social views Murphy, Thomas, 1935-2018. O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964. English drama -- Irish authors -- History and criticism. Political plays, English -- History and criticism. Politics and literature -- Ireland -- History -- 19th century. Politics and literature -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century. Theater -- Political aspects -- Ireland. LC no. 99010289 ISBN 0521660513 (hardback) 0521665361 (paperback)

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