| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 226 pages) |
| Series |
Irish studies |
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Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
Harrigan, Hart, and Braham: Irish America and the birth of the American musical / Mick Moloney -- From scapegrace to grásta: popular attitudes and stereotypes in Irish American drama / Maureen Murphy -- Ireland rearranged: contemporary Irish drama and the Irish American stage / Christopher L. Berchild -- Between two worlds: Boucicault's The shaughraun and its New York audience / Deirdre McFeely -- Reporting the stage Irishman: Dion Boucicault in the Irish press / Gwen Orel -- Kilkenny, Melbourne, New York: George Tallis and the Irish theatrical diaspora / Peter Kuch -- The abbey, its "helpers," and the field of cultural production in 1913 / Lucy McDiarmid -- Mac Liammóir's The importance of being Oscar in America / Joan Fitzpatrick Dean -- Beckett and America / John P. Harrington -- Another look at those "three bollocks in a cell": Someone who'll watch over me and the shackles of history / Claire Gleitman -- Faith healer in New York and Dublin / Nicholas Grene -- "Dancing on a one-way street": Irish reactions to Dancing at Lughnasa in New York / Patrick Lonergan -- "The Irish play": beyond the generic? / Christina Hunt Mahony |
| Summary |
"For more than 150 years, Irish playwrights, beginning with Dion Boucicault, have been celebrated by American audiences. However, Irish theater as represented on the American stage is merely a sampling of the national drama, and the underlying causes of Irish dramatic success in America illuminate the cultural state of both countries at specific historical moments. Irish Theater in America is the first book devoted entirely to the long history of this transatlantic exchange." |
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"Born out of the Irish Theatrical Diaspora project, this collection brings together leading American and Irish scholars with established theater critics. The contributors explore the history of Irish theater in America, from Harrigan and Hart to the recent productions of senior Irish playwrights such as Brian Friel and younger writers such as Martin McDonagh and Conor McPherson. Examining the complexity of the relationship between Irish theater and American audiences, this volume goes beyond analyses of plays to include examinations of company dynamics, tours of companies and actors, audience reception, and the production history of individual works."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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English drama -- Irish authors -- History and criticism
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English drama -- Irish authors -- Appreciation -- United States
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Theater -- United States -- History
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Irish -- United States -- History
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism.
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English drama -- Irish authors
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English drama -- Irish authors -- Appreciation
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Irish
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Theater
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Drama
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Drama.
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Englisch.
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Theater.
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Inszenierung.
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United States
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Irland
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USA
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Irland.
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USA.
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Englisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harrington, John P., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780815651574 |
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0815651570 |
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