Brian Friel

AvScott Boltwood

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Del i serien Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism

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This essential guide provides a deeply informed survey of the criticism of all the plays and major stories authored by Brian Friel. Scott Boltwood introduces readers to the key themes that have been used to characterise Friel's entire career, moving chronologically from his early work as a successful short story writer to the present day.This is an essential text for dedicated modules or courses on Modern or Contemporary British and Irish drama offered as part of English literature degrees, or for the literature and culture modules of undergraduate and postgraduate Irish studies degrees. In addition, this book is an ideal companion for A-level students reading Friel's plays, or anyone with an interest in this complex writer’s career.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-02-21
Mått:148 x 210 x 12 mm
Vikt:280 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism
Antal sidor:172
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781137523044

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Scott Boltwood is Henry Carter Stuart Professor of English and Chair of the English Department at Emory and Henry College, USA. He is the author of Brian Friel, Ireland, and The North (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and editor of Renegotiating and Resisting Nationalism in Twentieth-Century Irish Drama (Oxford University Press, 2009) and Stewart Love: Selected Plays (Lagan Press, 2010).

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Introduction1. Early Journalism and Stories, 1957-19632. Early and 'Withdrawn' Plays3. 'Philadelphia, Here I Come!' (1964)4. Plays of the Later 1960s5. Plays of the Early 1970s6. 'Living Quarters' (1977) and 'Aristocrats' (1979)7. 'Faith Healer' (1979)8. 'Translations' (1980)9. Plays of the 1980s10. 'Dancing at Lughnasa' (1990)11. Plays of the 1990s12. Last PlaysConclusion.