Sacred Play: Soul-Journeys in Contemporary Irish Theatre

ISBN-13: 9781788749862 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 338 str.

Anne F. O'Reilly

Opis

This book is a literary tour de force, where 28 Irish plays are examined and their rich cultural context exposed in a way that educates and excites.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements- Introduction- Theatre as temenos - Theatre as Alternative Sacred Space - Interpretive Lenses - Soul-journeys- Thematic Overview of Chapters - Journeys Through Memory - Baglady, Frank McGuinness (1985) - Bailegangaire, Tom Murphy (1985) - Dancing at Lughnasa, Brian Friel (1990) - Tea in a China Cup, Christina Reid (1983) - La Corbière, Anne Le Marquand Hartigan (1989) - Eclipsed, Patricia Burke Brogan (1992) - Conclusion - Journeys Through Ritual - The Sanctuary Lamp, Tom Murphy (1975) - Misogynist, Michael Harding (1990) - Someone Who'll Watch Over Me,- Frank McGuinness (1992) - Cell, Paula Meehan (1999) - Wonderful Tennessee, Brian Friel (1993) - Conclusion - Journeys into the Dark - The Mai, Marina Carr (1994)- Portia Coughlan, Marina Carr (1996) - By The Bog of Cats, Marina Carr (1998) - On Raftery's Hill, Marina Carr (2000) - Ariel, Marina Carr (2002)- Conclusion - Journeys of Transformation - Faith Healer, Brian Friel (1979) - The Gigli Concert, Tom Murphy (1983) - Innocence: The life and death of Michelangelo- Merisi, Caravaggio, Frank McGuinness (1986) - Mrs. Sweeney, Paula Meehan (1997) 241- The Lonesome West, Martin McDonagh (1997) - Journeys and Vision- After Easter, Anne Devlin (1994) - Pentecost, Stewart Parker (1987) - Prayers of Sherkin, Sebastian Barry (1990) - Una Pooka, Michael Harding (1989) - Carthaginians, Frank McGuinness (1988) - Conclusion:- Sacred Play and the Imagination of the Possible - Bibliography - Index.