The theatre of nation : Irish drama and cultural nationalism, 1890-1916 /
Levitas, Ben, Dr.
The theatre of nation : Irish drama and cultural nationalism, 1890-1916 / - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. - viii, 265 p. ; 23 cm. - Oxford historical monographs .
Includes bibliographical references (p.[243]-257) and index.
The quintessence of parnellism : the search for an Irish theatre, 1890-1897 -- 'A mesh of error' : dramatic alliances, 1898-1902 -- The union of sceptics, 1903-1906 -- The room of mirrors : the debut of The playboy of the western world -- 'The loy in Irish politics', 1907-1909 -- Ghosts and spectres : theatres of war, 1910-1916 -- Mahon and the echo.
What role did the theatre of the Irish literary revival play in the politics of identity debated in pre-revolutionary Ireland? Conversely, how far did that debate influence the development of the theatre? Ben Levitas pursues such questions through a study of Irish drama and the nationalist debate.
0199253439 (acidfree paper) 9780199253432 : No price
English drama--Irish authors--History and criticism.
Nationalism and literature--History--Ireland--20th century.
Nationalism and literature--History--Ireland--19th century.
English drama--History and criticism.--19th century
English drama--History and criticism.--20th century
Nationalism in literature.
Ireland--In literature.
822.809358 / LEV
The theatre of nation : Irish drama and cultural nationalism, 1890-1916 / - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. - viii, 265 p. ; 23 cm. - Oxford historical monographs .
Includes bibliographical references (p.[243]-257) and index.
The quintessence of parnellism : the search for an Irish theatre, 1890-1897 -- 'A mesh of error' : dramatic alliances, 1898-1902 -- The union of sceptics, 1903-1906 -- The room of mirrors : the debut of The playboy of the western world -- 'The loy in Irish politics', 1907-1909 -- Ghosts and spectres : theatres of war, 1910-1916 -- Mahon and the echo.
What role did the theatre of the Irish literary revival play in the politics of identity debated in pre-revolutionary Ireland? Conversely, how far did that debate influence the development of the theatre? Ben Levitas pursues such questions through a study of Irish drama and the nationalist debate.
0199253439 (acidfree paper) 9780199253432 : No price
English drama--Irish authors--History and criticism.
Nationalism and literature--History--Ireland--20th century.
Nationalism and literature--History--Ireland--19th century.
English drama--History and criticism.--19th century
English drama--History and criticism.--20th century
Nationalism in literature.
Ireland--In literature.
822.809358 / LEV