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Modern Irish Theatre - (Cultural History of Literature) by Mary Trotter (Paperback)

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  • About the Author: Mary Trotter is Associate Professor of Theatre and Drama at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • 256 Pages
  • Performing Arts, Theater
  • Series Name: Cultural History of Literature

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About the Book



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.



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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:

  • Significant playwrights and companies, from Lady Gregory to Brendan Behan to Marina Carr, and from the Abbey Theatre to the Lyric Theatre to Field Day;
  • Major historical events, including the war for Independence, the Troubles, and the social effects of the Celtic Tiger economy;
  • Critical Methodologies: how postcolonial, diaspora, performance, gender, and cultural theories, among others, shed light on Irish theatre's political and artistic significance, and how it has addressed specific national concerns.

Because of its comprehensiveness and originality, Modern Irish Theatre will be of great interest to students and general readers interested in theatre studies, cultural studies, Irish studies, and political performance.



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"Mary Trotter's Modern Irish Theatre will find a permanent residence on the reading lists for every course I teach on modern and contemporary drama. Her expertise is vast and deep, and this book makes a fine, unique contribution to our knowledge of the 'infinite variety' of Irish drama."
Stephen Watt, Indiana University


"Through a set of superbly constructed phases Mary Trotter situates twentieth-century Irish theatre in its evolving socio-political contexts. She covers theatrical activities from Belfast to Cork and from Dublin to Galway, analysing along the way a vast array of texts and performances from the high modernism of the early Abbey through to the community theatre of Charabanc. In a highly accessible style she articulates superbly how Irish theatre has performed the nation, how its use of realism can be read as counter-hegemonic, and how representations of gender and race have disrupted the myth of the rural in the theatrical imaginary."
Brian Singleton, Trinity College, Dublin




About the Author



Mary Trotter is Associate Professor of Theatre and Drama at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .83 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Series Title: Cultural History of Literature
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Theater
Publisher: Polity Press
Theme: History & Criticism
Format: Paperback
Author: Mary Trotter
Language: English
Street Date: December 1, 2008
TCIN: 92586693
UPC: 9780745633435
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-5047
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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