The spaces of Irish drama
stage and place in contemporary plays
by Helen Lojek
"Contemporary Irish drama communicates not only through words but also through the non-verbal use of space - both the geographical places in which plays are set and the ways stage space is used. The work of cultural and physical geographers, brought to bear on plays by Friel, McPherson, Carr, and McGuinness, illuminates the extent to which perceptions of themes and characters are determined by the plays' uses of space. The plays shape reactions to issues of belonging and not belonging, home and homeland, by locating characters in specific places and by establishing stage spaces that inform perceptions of both Irish characters and Irish locales"--
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, English drama, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, History and criticism, Setting (Literature), PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, In literature, Irish authors, Place (Philosophy) in literature, English drama, irish authors, history and criticism, English drama, history and criticism, 20th century, Ireland, in literature, Raum (Motiv), By the bog of cats, Gates of gold, Translations, The weirPlaces
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The spaces of Irish drama: stage and place in contemporary plays
2011, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
- 1st ed.
0230115233 9780230115231
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-172) and index.
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