After nearly five decades as one of Ireland's most celebrated playwrights, Brian Friel has been the subject of ten books and dozens of articles. This study expands Friel criticism into a sizeable body of material and into a fresher interpretative direction. Along with considering Friel's more recent plays, the book analyzes his interviews and essays to chart the author's ideological evolution throughout a career of more than forty years. Moreover, a chapter is devoted to his often ignored articles for The Irish Press (1962 1963), a series that reveals unsuspected insights into Friel's...
After nearly five decades as one of Ireland's most celebrated playwrights, Brian Friel has been the subject of ten books and dozens of articles. This ...
Brian Friel is the author of more than thirty plays and over one hundred stories. This Reader's Guide provides a deeply informed survey of the criticism of the major stories and all the plays of this Irish writer's long career.
Brian Friel is the author of more than thirty plays and over one hundred stories. This Reader's Guide provides a deeply informed survey of the critici...
Brian Friel is the author of more than thirty plays and over one hundred stories. This Reader's Guide provides a deeply informed survey of the criticism of the major stories and all the plays of this Irish writer's long career.
Brian Friel is the author of more than thirty plays and over one hundred stories. This Reader's Guide provides a deeply informed survey of the critici...
