Theatre & Ireland

ISBN-13: 9780230574625 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 96 str.

Lionel Pilkington

Opis

What is the significance of theatre and performance within Irish culture and history? How do we understand the impact and political potential of Irish theatre?
This innovative survey of theatre in Ireland covers a range of drama and performance, from the 17th century to the present. Expanding the field of Irish theatre to include mumming, wake games, prison protests and theatre riots, the book argues that Ireland's longstanding association with performance illuminates key aspects of its cultural history and politics. This compact and affordable book provides an innovative introduction to Irish theatre and cultural history.

Spis treści

Foreword; F.Shaw.- Introduction .- The Stage Irishman.- Theatre history.- Theatre Outside the Theatre 1.- Violence.- Acting Natural and Acting National.- Theatre Outside the Theatre 2.- Modernity.- Further Reading.- Acknowledgements.

O autorze

LIONEL PILKINGTON is Senior Lecturer in English at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He is the author of Theatre and the State in 20th Century Ireland.

Blurb

What is the significance of theatre and performance within Irish culture and history? How do we understand the impact and political potential of Irish theatre?

This innovative survey of theatre in Ireland covers a range of drama and performance, from the 17th century to the present. Expanding the field of Irish theatre to include mumming, wake games, prison protests and theatre riots, the book argues that Ireland's longstanding association with performance illuminates key aspects of its cultural history and politics.

Foreword by Fiona Shaw