.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Modern Irish Theatre
Mary Trotter
€ 73.24
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Modern Irish Theatre
Hardback. Through analysis of both major Irish dramas and the artists and companies that performed them, Modern Irish Theatre provides an engaging and accessible introduction to 20th century Irish theatre: its origins, dominant themes, relationship to politics and culture, and influence on theatre movements around the world. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Analysing major Irish dramas and the artists and companies that performed them, Modern Irish Theatre provides an engaging and accessible introduction to twentieth-century Irish theatre: its origins, dominant themes, relationship to politics and culture, and influence on theatre movements around the world. By looking at her subject as a performance rather than a literary phenomenon, Trotter captures how Irish theatre has actively reflected and shaped debates about Irish culture and identity among audiences, artists, and critics for over a century.
Analysing major Irish dramas and the artists and companies that performed them, Modern Irish Theatre provides an engaging and accessible introduction to twentieth-century Irish theatre: its origins, dominant themes, relationship to politics and culture, and influence on theatre movements around the world. By looking at her subject as a performance rather than a literary phenomenon, Trotter captures how Irish theatre has actively reflected and shaped debates about Irish culture and identity among audiences, artists, and critics for over a century.
This text provides the reader with discussion and analysis of:
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Polity Cultural History of Literature
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745633428
SKU
V9780745633428
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mary Trotter
Mary Trotter is Associate Professor of Theatre and Drama at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Reviews for Modern Irish Theatre
"Trotter is able to conjure up an Irish theatre throughout the twentieth century that experienced moments every bit as laden with a sense of epochal transition of the present. Modern Irish Theatre is generous and thorough in its engagement with recent scholarship, provides succinct readings of key plays, and shows an eye for the detail or anecdote that will push ... Read more