{"product_id":"modern-irish-theatre-hardback-9780745633428","title":"Modern Irish Theatre (Hardback) 9780745633428","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eModern Irish Theatre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Trotter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745633428, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 September 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.517 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Trotter is able to conjure up an Irish theatre throughout the twentieth century that experienced moments every bit as laden with a sense of epochal transition of the present. \u003ci\u003eModern Irish Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e is generous and thorough in its engagement with recent scholarship, provides succinct readings of key plays, and shows an eye for the detail or anecdote that will push the historical narrative forward.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Mary Trotter's \u003ci\u003eModern Irish Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e will find a permanent residence on the reading lists for every course I teach on modern and contemporary drama. Her expertise is vast and deep, and this book makes a fine, unique contribution to our knowledge of the 'infinite variety' of Irish drama.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen Watt, \u003ci\u003eIndiana University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Through a set of superbly constructed phases Mary Trotter situates twentieth-century Irish theatre in its evolving socio-political contexts. She covers theatrical activities from Belfast to Cork and from Dublin to Galway, analysing along the way a vast array of texts and performances from the high modernism of the early Abbey through to the community theatre of Charabanc. In a highly accessible style she articulates superbly how Irish theatre has performed the nation, how its use of realism can be read as counter-hegemonic, and how representations of gender and race have disrupted the myth of the rural in the theatrical imaginary.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBrian Singleton, \u003ci\u003eTrinity College, Dublin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAnalysing major Irish dramas and the artists and companies that performed them, \u003ci\u003eModern Irish Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e provides an engaging and accessible introduction to twentieth-century Irish theatre: its origins, dominant themes, relationship to politics and culture, and influence on theatre movements around the world. By looking at her subject as a performance rather than a literary phenomenon, Trotter captures how Irish theatre has actively reflected and shaped debates about Irish culture and identity among audiences, artists, and critics for over a century. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis text provides the reader with discussion and analysis of:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSignificant playwrights and companies, from Lady Gregory to Brendan Behan to Marina Carr, and from the Abbey Theatre to the Lyric Theatre to Field Day;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMajor historical events, including the war for Independence, the Troubles, and the social effects of the Celtic Tiger economy;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritical Methodologies: how postcolonial, diaspora, performance, gender, and cultural theories, among others, shed light on Irish theatre’s political and artistic significance, and how it has addressed specific national concerns.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause of its comprehensiveness and originality, \u003ci\u003eModern Irish Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great interest to students and general readers interested in theatre studies, cultural studies, Irish studies, and political performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eTimeline of Significant Events in Irish Arts and Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Performing the Nation, 1891-1916.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Imagining an Aesthetic: Modern Irish Theatre's First Years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Realisms and Regionalisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: War and After, 1916-1948.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Abbey Becomes Institution, 1916-1929.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. New Voices of the 1930s and 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: Rewriting Tradition, 1948-1980.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part III.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Irish Theatre in the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Irish Theatre's Second Wave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Re-imagining Ireland, 1980-2007.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part IV.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Theatres Without Borders: Irish Theatre in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. A New Sense of Place: Irish Theatre since the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: What is an Irish Play?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406615572760,"sku":"9780745633428","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745633428.jpg?v=1784140826","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/modern-irish-theatre-hardback-9780745633428","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}