The Politics of Identity in Irish Drama: W.B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory and J.M. Synge

by George Cusack

Book Overview

This study examines the early dramatic works of Yeats, Synge, and Gregory in the context of late colonial Ireland's unique socio-political landscape. Cusack demonstrates the complex negotiation of nationalism, class, and gender identities undertaken by these authors in the years leading up to Ireland's revolution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415699630
• ISBN13: 9780415699631
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"