The Cambridge companion to Brian Friel / edited by Anthony Roche.
| Other author | Roche, Anthony. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Description | xvi, 177 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
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| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
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| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge companions to literature Cambridge companions to literature. ^A326514 |
| Contents | Introduction / Anthony Roche -- The early plays / Thomas Kilroy -- Surviving the 1960s : three plays by Brian Friel, 1968-1971 / Frank McGuinness -- Friel and the Northern Ireland "Troubles" play / Stephen Watt -- Family affairs : Friel's plays of the late 1970s / Anthony Roche -- Five ways of looking at Faith healer / Nicholas Grene -- Translations, the Field day debate and the re-imagining of Irish identity / Martine Pelletier -- Dancing at Lughnasa and the unfinished revolution / Helen Lojek -- The late plays / George O'Brien -- Friel's Irish Russia / Richard Pine -- Friel and performance history / Patrick Burke -- Friel's dramaturgy : the visual dimension / Richard Allen Cave -- Performativity, unruly bodies and gender in Brian Friel's drama / Anna McMullan -- Brian Friel as postcolonial playwright / Csilla Bertha. |
| Abstract | Brian Friel is widely recognized as Ireland's greatest living playwright, winning an international reputation through such acclaimed works as Translations (1980) and Dancing at Lughnasa (1990). This collection of specially commissioned essays includes contributions from leading commentators on Friel's work (including two fellow playwrights) and explores the entire range of his career from his 1964 breakthrough with Philadelphia, Here I Come! to his most recent success in Dublin and London with The Home Place (2005). The essays approach Friel's plays both as literary texts and as performed drama, and provide the perfect introduction for students of both English and Theatre Studies, as well as theatregoers. The collection considers Friel's lesser-known works alongside his more celebrated plays and provides a comprehensive critical survey of his career. This is the most up to date and comprehensive study of Friel's work to be published, and includes a chronology and further reading suggestions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Cambridge companion to Brian Friel. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 9780521853996 |
| Genre/form | Aufsatzsammlung. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | Aufsatzsammlung. |
| LCCN | 2007295812 |
| ISBN | 9780521853996 |
| ISBN | 0521853990 |
| ISBN | 9780521666862 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521666864 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR6056.R88 Z598 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |