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The Irish Dramatic Revival 1899-1939 de Anthony Roche

The Irish Dramatic Revival 1899-1939: Critical Companions

Autor Anthony Roche
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 feb 2015
The Irish Dramatic Revival was to radically redefine Irish theatre and see the birth of Ireland's national theatre, the Abbey, in 1904. From a consideration of such influential precursors as Boucicault and Wilde, Anthony Roche goes on to examine the role of Yeats as both founder and playwright, the one who set the agenda until his death in 1939. Each of the major playwrights of the movement refashioned that agenda to suit their own very different dramaturgies.

Roche explores Synge's experimentation in the creation of a new national drama and considers Lady Gregory not only as a co-founder and director of the Abbey Theatre but also as a significant playwright. A chapter on
Shaw outlines his important intervention in the Revival. O'Casey's four ground-breaking Dublin plays receive detailed consideration, as does the new Irish modernism that followed in the 1930s and which also witnessed
the founding of the Gate Theatre in Dublin.

The Companion also features interviews and essays by leading theatre scholars and practitioners Paige Reynolds, P.J. Mathews and Conor McPherson who provide further critical perspectives on this period of radical change in modern Irish theatre.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408175286
ISBN-10: 1408175282
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 138 x 214 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Methuen Drama
Seria Critical Companions

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1 The Late Nineteenth Century
Douglas Hyde
The nineteenth century and Dion Boucicault
Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw
Henrik Ibsen
The Irish Literary Theatre

2 Yeats as Founder and Playwright
'The Irish Dramatic Movement': Yeats and the theatre
Cathleen ni Houlihan
On Baile's Strand
Deirdre
At the Hawk's Well
The Dreaming of the Bones

3 The Impact of Synge
The making of a playwright
Riders to the Sea
The Shadow of the Glen
The Well of the Saints
The Playboy of the Western World
Conclusion

4 Shaw and the Revival: The Absent Presence
The anti-Shaw prejudice
Shaw's direct encounter with the Irish Dramatic Revival
John Bull's Other Island and the Abbey Theatre
The Shewing Up of Blanco Posnet: An Abbey Play?
O'Flaherty, V.C. and the Irish in World War I

5 Lady Gregory: Irish Woman Playwright
The emergence of a writer
Spreading the News
The Gaol Gate
The Rising of the Moon
The Workhouse Ward
Grania

6 The Arrival of O'Casey
Contemporary urban working-class drama
The Shadow of a Gunman
Juno and the Paycock
The Plough and the Stars
The Silver Tassie

7 The Revival from O'Casey to the Death of Yeats (1928-39)
Denis Johnston's The Old Lady Says No! and the Arrival of the Gate Theatre
The second Lady of the Abbey: Teresa Deevy
Yeats's Endgame

8 Critical Perspectives
Performance and Spectacle in (and out) of Modern Irish
Theatre by Paige Reynolds
The Years of Synge: the cultural debates by P.J. Mathews
Interview: Ghosts and the Uncanny in Irish Theatre by Conor McPherson

Conclusion: The Legacy

Chronology
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index

Recenzii

What is new and welcome in this book is the inclusion of analyses of plays by playwrights often cast as marginal to the achievements of the Revival . The ghosts of the Irish Revival are expertly conjured and once again made vital.
Roche (Univ. of California, Davis), whose previous publications include Brian Friel: Theatre and Politics (CH, Mar'14, 51-3711) and Synge and the Making of Modern Irish Drama (CH, Jul'13, 50-6097), focuses on the figures who shaped this movement-W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, John Millington Synge, Sean O'Casey-and offers contextualized readings of their important plays. The author discusses various writers, benefactors, actors, and other figures who had a noteworthy influence on these dramas . It is accessible and valuable for those who seek to understand the cultural context of the revival. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.
. the series' brief to provide both "critical survey and analysis" [my emphasis] makes the task undertaken by Anthony Roche in his study of the Irish Dramatic Revival particularly challenging . However, as might be expected from a critic whose work on Irish drama has been among the most informed of his generation, Anthony Roche fulfills this difficult task with aplomb . Whether one comes to the book as a student looking for an authoritative introduction to the Irish Dramatic Revival, or as an experienced academic interested in finding connections to pursue in one's own research, Anthony Roche proves to be a most engaging Critical Companion.
Roche's synthetic study close reads, contextualizes, and creatively juxtaposes individual plays of the Dramatic Revival in provocative ways that spark insights and make connections that reveal the dialogic nature-yet also coherence-of the Irish dramatic canon . chapters of Roche's book are filled with myriad illuminating observations on the plays and personalities of the Irish Dramatic Revival . Those wishing to read further in the field will find Roche's bibliography of primary and secondary sources useful and judicious.
Anthony Roche's volume is a welcome addition to the canon of the Irish revival ... The volume provides a probing and insightful reflection on the distinct nature of the dramatic revival ... Roche's discussion is lively and engaging and there is a constant tone of enthusiasm for the subject ... This volume should be on the shelves of everyone interested in Irish drama and literature.