The Politics of Irish Drama: Plays in Context from Boucicault to Friel

by Nicholas Grene

Book Overview

In this book Nicholas Grene explores political contexts for some of the outstanding Irish plays from the nineteenth century to the contemporary period. The politics of Irish drama have previously been considered primarily the politics of national self-expression. Here it is argued that Irish plays, in their self-conscious representation of the otherness of Ireland, are outwardly directed towards audiences both at home and abroad. The political dynamics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521665361
• ISBN13: 9780521665360
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"