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Brian Friel's (post) colonial drama: language, illusion, and politics

✍ Scribed by Friel, Brian;McGrath, Francis Charles

Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Leaves
324
Series
Irish studies.; Irish studies (Syracuse N.Y.)
Edition
1st ed
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chronology -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Friel and the Irish art of lying -- 3. Enabling fictions: The short stories -- 4. Apprenticeship: The loves of Cass McGuire and the early plays -- 5. The end of innocence: The freedom of the city and volunteers -- 6. Family matters: Living quarters and aristocrats -- 7. Postmodern memory: Faith Healer -- 8. (De)mythology: Translations. the communication cord, and field day -- 9. Making history -- 10. Dionysus in ballybeg: Dancing at Lughnasa -- 11. Blindsight: Molly Sweeney -- 12. Conclusion, resistance and reconsideration -- Texts cited -- Index.

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgments --
Abbreviations --
Chronology --
1. Introduction --
2. Friel and the Irish art of lying --
3. Enabling fictions: The short stories --
4. Apprenticeship: The loves of Cass McGuire and the early plays --
5. The end of innocence: The freedom of the city and volunteers --
6. Family matters: Living quarters and aristocrats --
7. Postmodern memory: Faith Healer --
8. (De)mythology: Translations. the communication cord, and field day --
9. Making history --
10. Dionysus in ballybeg: Dancing at Lughnasa --
11. Blindsight: Molly Sweeney --
12. Conclusion, resistance and reconsideration --
Texts cited --
Index.

✦ Subjects

Culturele identiteit;Décolonisation dans la littérature;DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh;Engels;Illusion dans la littérature;Irlande du Nord dans la littérature;Letterkunde;Literatuurtheorie;Political plays, English--Irish authors--History and criticism;Politics and literature--Ireland;Politics and literature--Northern Ireland;Politieke aspecten;Politique et littérature--Irlande;Politique et littérature--Irlande du Nord;Postcolonialism--Ireland;Postcolonialisme--Irlande;Postkolonialisme;Th

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