num_pages: 432
description: Louis MacNeice (1907-1963) is rightfully regarded as one of the foremost Irish poets of this century, but he was also a distinctive, gifted, and popular playwright. This unique selection of eight of MacNeice's best plays, most of which were written for BBC Radio, draws on the most authoritative texts to provide a much-needed reminder of the power of his dramatic writing. The volume includes The Dark Tower , They Met on Good Friday , The Mad Islands , One for the Grave , Christopher Columbus , He Had a Date , Prisoner's Progress , and Persons from Porlock .
language: English
title: Selected Plays of Louis MacNeice
titlecomplete: Selected Plays of Louis MacNeice
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Clarendon Press