Title: Modern Irish drama /
Authors: Harrington, John P.
Publisher: Norton,
Year: 1991
Subjects: English drama Irish authors; English drama Irish authors History and criticism; English drama History and criticism; English drama; Ireland Drama.; Ireland In literature.
Abstract: Contains twelve plays by Irish authors W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge, Bernard Shaw, Sean O'Casey, Brendan Behan, Samuel Beckett, and Brian Friel, accompanied by nearly fifty background and criticism texts on the works presented.
Contents: Cathleen ni houlihan ; On baile's strand ; Purgatory / W.B. Yeats -- Spreading the news ; The rising of the moon / Lady Gregory -- Riders to the sea ; The playboy of the western world / J.M. Synge -- John Bull's other island / Bernard Shaw -- Juno and the paycock / Sean O'Casey -- The quare fellow / Brendan Behan -- Krapp's last tape / Samuel Beckett -- Translations / Brian Friel.