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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Roche, Anthony. Irish dramatic revival 1899-1939 (DLC) 2014036732 (OCoLC)875520537 |
Named Person: | Sean O'Casey; Gregory, Lady; W B Yeats; J M Synge; Gregory, Lady; Sean O'Casey; J M Synge; W B Yeats |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Anthony Roche |
ISBN: | 9781408165997 1408165996 9781408165980 1408165988 9781408166000 1408166003 |
OCLC Number: | 901269113 |
Description: | 1 online resource (x, 259 pages) |
Contents: | INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY -- Douglas Hyde -- The nineteenth century and Dion Boucicault -- Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw -- Henrik Ibsen -- The Irish Literary Theatre -- CHAPTER 2 YEATS AS FOUNDER AND PLAYWRIGHT -- 'The Irish Dramatic Movement': Yeats and the theatre -- Cathleen ni Houlihan -- On Baile's Strand -- Deirdre -- At the Hawk's Well -- The Dreaming of the Bones -- CHAPTER 3 THE IMPACT OF J.M. SYNGE -- The making of a playwright -- Riders to the Sea -- The Shadow of the Glen -- The Well of the Saints -- The Playboy of the Western World -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 4 SHAW AND THE REVIVAL: THE ABSENT PRESENCE -- The anti-Shaw prejudice -- Shaw's direct encounter with the Irish Dramatic Revival -- John Bull's Other Island and the Abbey Theatre -- The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet : An Abbey play? -- O'Flaherty, V.C. and the Irish in World War I -- CHAPTER 5 LADY GREGORY: IRISH WOMAN PLAYWRIGHT -- The emergence of a writer -- Spreading the News -- The Gaol Gate -- The Rising of the Moon -- The Workhouse Ward -- Grania -- CHAPTER 6 THE ARRIVAL OF SEAN O'CASEY -- The Shadow of a Gunman -- Juno and the Paycock -- The Plough and the Stars -- The Silver Tassie -- CHAPTER 7 THE REVIVAL FROM O'CASEY TO THE DEATH OF YEATS (1928-39) -- Denis Johnston's The Old Lady Says 'No!' and the arrival of the Gate Theatre -- The second Lady of the Abbey: Teresa Deevy -- Yeats's Endgame -- CHAPTER 8 CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES -- Performance and Spectacle in (and out) of Modern Irish Theatre Paige Reynolds -- Revivalist performance -- The promise of Irish spectacle -- Theatre and spectacle in the Free State -- A spectacular case study: the 1932 Eucharistic Congress -- Conclusion -- CONCLUSION: THE LEGACY -- CHRONOLOGY. |
Series Title: | Critical companions (London, England) |
Responsibility: | Anthony Roche. |
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Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
What is new and welcome in this book is the inclusion of analyses of plays by playwrights often cast as marginal to the achievements of the Revival ... The ghosts of the Irish Revival are expertly conjured and once again made vital. * Modern Drama * Roche (Univ. of California, Davis), whose previous publications include Brian Friel: Theatre and Politics (CH, Mar'14, 51-3711) and Synge and the Making of Modern Irish Drama (CH, Jul'13, 50-6097), focuses on the figures who shaped this movement-W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, John Millington Synge, Sean O'Casey-and offers contextualized readings of their important plays. The author discusses various writers, benefactors, actors, and other figures who had a noteworthy influence on these dramas ... It is accessible and valuable for those who seek to understand the cultural context of the revival. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. * CHOICE * ... the series' brief to provide both "critical survey and analysis" [my emphasis] makes the task undertaken by Anthony Roche in his study of the Irish Dramatic Revival particularly challenging ... However, as might be expected from a critic whose work on Irish drama has been among the most informed of his generation, Anthony Roche fulfills this difficult task with aplomb ... Whether one comes to the book as a student looking for an authoritative introduction to the Irish Dramatic Revival, or as an experienced academic interested in finding connections to pursue in one's own research, Anthony Roche proves to be a most engaging Critical Companion. -- Shaun Richards, St. Mary's University, UK * BREAC * Roche's synthetic study close reads, contextualizes, and creatively juxtaposes individual plays of the Dramatic Revival in provocative ways that spark insights and make connections that reveal the dialogic nature-yet also coherence-of the Irish dramatic canon ... chapters of Roche's book are filled with myriad illuminating observations on the plays and personalities of the Irish Dramatic Revival ... Those wishing to read further in the field will find Roche's bibliography of primary and secondary sources useful and judicious. -- Brian W. Shaffer, Rhodes College * English Literature in Transition * Anthony Roche's volume is a welcome addition to the canon of the Irish revival ... The volume provides a probing and insightful reflection on the distinct nature of the dramatic revival ... Roche's discussion is lively and engaging and there is a constant tone of enthusiasm for the subject ... This volume should be on the shelves of everyone interested in Irish drama and literature. * New Theatre Quarterly * Read more...

