Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh

AvPatrick Lonergan,Patrick Lonergan

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Martin McDonagh is one of the world's most popular dramatists. This is a highly readable and illuminating analysis of his career to date that will appeal to the legions of fans of his stage plays and the films Six Shooter and In Bruges. As a resource for students and practitioners it is unrivalled, providing an authoritative and enquiring approach to his work that moves beyond the tired discussions of national identity to offer a comprehensive critical exploration. Patrick Lonergan provides a detailed analysis of each of his plays and films, their original staging, critical reception, and the connections within and between the Leenane Trilogy, the Aran Islands plays and more recent work. It includes an interview with Garry Hynes, artistic director of Druid Theatre Company, and offers four critical essays on key features of McDonagh's work by leading international scholars: Joan Dean, Eamonn Jordan, Jose Lanters and Karen O'Brien. A series of further resources including a chronology, glossary, notes on McDonagh's use of language and a list of further reading makes this the perfect companion to one of the most exciting dramatists writing today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-02-16
Mått:138 x 214 x 20 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Companions
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781408136119

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Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Film inom Kultur

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Patrick Lonergan is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He writes about theatre for The Irish Times and Irish Theatre Magazine. His first book, Theatre and Globalization, was awarded the 2008 Theatre Book Prize. He has authored two Student Editions of plays by Martin McDonagh, is editor of The Methuen Drama Anthology of Irish Plays and series editor of the Critical Companions series.

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Patrick Lonergan - as enthusiastic as a true film buff ought to be, yet as defensive as a proud father - seeks to soothe the hostilities, and to show that the sheer force of the reactions to McDonagh's work has provoked only prove his momentous talent... [the book provides] a wealth of information and resources.

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INTRODUCTION: ‘MARTIN MCDONAGH: FACTS AND FICTIONS'1 THE LEENANE TRILOGY Introduction: The Murder Capital of Europe? The Beauty Queen of Leenane A Skull in Connemara The Lonesome West Druid Theatre and The Leenane Trilogy in production 2 THE ARAN ISLANDS PLAYS Introduction The Cripple of Inishmaan The Lieutenant of Inishmore The Aran Islands Plays Staging The Lieutenant and The Cripple 3 WORLD PLAYS The Pillowman A Behanding in SpokaneThe Plays in production4 THE FILMS Six Shooter In Bruges McDonagh and cinema5 CRITICAL AND PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVESGarry Hynes in conversation: Monstrous Children‘Like Tottenham': Martin McDonagh's Postmodern Morality Tales (José Lanters)A Symbiotic Relationship: The Works of Martin McDonagh and Ecocriticism (Karen O'Brien)McDonagh and Postcolonial Theory: Practices, Perpetuations, Divisions, and Legacies (Eamonn Jordan)McDonagh's Gender Troubles (Joan Dean)6 CONCLUSION7 RESOURCESChronology of the life and work of Martin McDonaghA note on languageGlossary of Irish words and slangCultural, Political, Literary and Historical References Further Reading