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The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights
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Description for The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights
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The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights is an authoritative guide to the work of twenty-five playwrights from the last 50 years whose work has helped to shape and define Irish theatre. Written by a team of international scholars, it provides an illuminating survey and analysis of each writer's plays and will be invaluable to anyone interested in, studying or teaching contemporary Irish drama. The playwrights examined range from John B. Keane, Brian Friel and Tom Murphy, to the crop of writers who emerged in the 1990s and who include Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr, Emma Donoghue and Mark O'Rowe. ... Read more
The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights is an authoritative guide to the work of twenty-five playwrights from the last 50 years whose work has helped to shape and define Irish theatre. Written by a team of international scholars, it provides an illuminating survey and analysis of each writer's plays and will be invaluable to anyone interested in, studying or teaching contemporary Irish drama. The playwrights examined range from John B. Keane, Brian Friel and Tom Murphy, to the crop of writers who emerged in the 1990s and who include Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr, Emma Donoghue and Mark O'Rowe. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408113462
SKU
9781408113462
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Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-34
About Various
Professor Martin Middeke is Chair of English Literature at the University of Augsburg, Germany, Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg and editor of the publications from the German Society for Contemporary Theatre and Drama in English. Professor Peter Paul Schnierer is Chair of English Literature at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Reviews for The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights
'...enlightening essays...commendably well-researched.' The Stage (July 2010) 'useful guide..each entry includes overviews of the writer's life and work, analysis of significant plays, and suggestions for further reading.' Plays International (October 2010)