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Performing the Body in Irish Theatre
B. Sweeney
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Description for Performing the Body in Irish Theatre
Paperback. "Performing the Body in Irish Theatre" charts a performance tradition that lives alongside a literary legacy and offers a highly original and contemporary analysis of Irish theater. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This title examines the representation of the body in Irish theatre alongside the specific circumstances within which Irish theatre is performed, incorporating issues of gender and embodiment, and the performance of Irishness and tradition. The author contextualizes the body in Irish theatre, and includes in-depth analysis of five key productions.
This title examines the representation of the body in Irish theatre alongside the specific circumstances within which Irish theatre is performed, incorporating issues of gender and embodiment, and the performance of Irishness and tradition. The author contextualizes the body in Irish theatre, and includes in-depth analysis of five key productions.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349546077
SKU
V9781349546077
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Ref
99-15
About B. Sweeney
BERNADETTE SWEENEY lectures in Drama and Theatre Studies at University College Cork, Republic of Ireland. She is a graduate of the School of Drama, Trinity College Dublin, where she completed her doctoral research and taught theatre practice. She has also worked as an actor and director; recent productions include Machinal by Sophie Treadwell and Synge's Riders to the Sea.
Reviews for Performing the Body in Irish Theatre
'This book is at the forefront of the emerging field of Irish Performance Studies. While Sweeney offers original readings of some well known and several lesser known texts (such as Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa , Tom MacIntyre's The Great Hunger , David Rudkin's The Saxon Shore and Marina Carr's Low in the Dark ), she emphasizes the complex interweaving of ... Read more