This volume brings together thirteen essays interpreting the work of Ireland's most formidable and puzzling playwright. Brian Friel's work has earned renown on both sides of the Atlantic, and plays such as "Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Translations, "and "Dancing at" "Lugnasa" have been box office hits still produced to large audiences. But both these popular plays and other Friel works-including "The Freedom of the City, Volunteers," and "Molly Sweeney"-have produced a variety of interpretations, evidence of the difficulty of defining Friel's art. Friel has been celebrated for his ability to...
This volume brings together thirteen essays interpreting the work of Ireland's most formidable and puzzling playwright. Brian Friel's work has earned ...
This book offers a variety of critical perspectives, looking closely at Beckett's dramatic canon. From Deleuzean rhizomatics to new historicism to the question of gender, each reading repositions Beckett's plays and suggests that the reader rethinks the standard interpretation of the drama.
This book offers a variety of critical perspectives, looking closely at Beckett's dramatic canon. From Deleuzean rhizomatics to new historicism to the...