Barry Keane is adjunct professor of translation and comparative studies at the University of Warsaw and associate professor of translation and comparative studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw. He is the author of Irish Drama in Poland.

'This compelling history of the reception of Irish theatre in Poland serves two main purposes: it provides an informed outline of twentieth-century Polish drama and its relationship with foreign (especially Irish) theatre, and it expands our understanding of Irish literature through an external outlook.'

• List of IllustrationsForeword Michael CroninAcknowledgementsIntroduction Prologue: Thomas Moore: An Early Meeting of the Waters Chapter 1: Compromised Heroes: Irish Drama in the Era of Young Poland (1900–1918)Chapter 2: A Fall from Grace: Irish Drama During the Inter-War Years (1918–1939)Chapter 3: Walking on Eggshells: Irish Drama in the Post-War Era (1945–1960)Chapter 4: Towards the Modern Era (1960–1979) Epilogue: The Millennial Surge

Barry Keane is adjunct professor of translation and comparative studies at the University of Warsaw and associate professor of translation and comparative studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw. He is the author of Irish Drama in Poland.

'This compelling history of the reception of Irish theatre in Poland serves two main purposes: it provides an informed outline of twentieth-century Polish drama and its relationship with foreign (especially Irish) theatre, and it expands our understanding of Irish literature through an external outlook.'

• List of IllustrationsForeword Michael CroninAcknowledgementsIntroduction Prologue: Thomas Moore: An Early Meeting of the Waters Chapter 1: Compromised Heroes: Irish Drama in the Era of Young Poland (1900–1918)Chapter 2: A Fall from Grace: Irish Drama During the Inter-War Years (1918–1939)Chapter 3: Walking on Eggshells: Irish Drama in the Post-War Era (1945–1960)Chapter 4: Towards the Modern Era (1960–1979) Epilogue: The Millennial Surge

Barry Keane is adjunct professor of translation and comparative studies at the University of Warsaw and associate professor of translation and comparative studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw. He is the author of Irish Drama in Poland.

'This compelling history of the reception of Irish theatre in Poland serves two main purposes: it provides an informed outline of twentieth-century Polish drama and its relationship with foreign (especially Irish) theatre, and it expands our understanding of Irish literature through an external outlook.'

• List of IllustrationsForeword Michael CroninAcknowledgementsIntroduction Prologue: Thomas Moore: An Early Meeting of the Waters Chapter 1: Compromised Heroes: Irish Drama in the Era of Young Poland (1900–1918)Chapter 2: A Fall from Grace: Irish Drama During the Inter-War Years (1918–1939)Chapter 3: Walking on Eggshells: Irish Drama in the Post-War Era (1945–1960)Chapter 4: Towards the Modern Era (1960–1979) Epilogue: The Millennial Surge