The spaces of Irish drama
Subtitle: stage and place in contemporary plays
By: Helen Heusner Lojek
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780230115231
Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama; English drama; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism; History and criticism; Setting (Literature); PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting; In literature; Irish authors; Place (Philosophy) in literature
Description: "Contemporary Irish drama communicates not only through words but also through the non-verbal use of space - both the geographical places in which plays are set and the ways stage space is used. The work of cultural and physical geographers, brought to bear on plays by Friel, McPherson, Carr, and McGuinness, illuminates the extent to which perceptions of themes and characters are determined by the plays' uses of space. The plays shape reactions to issues of belonging and not belonging, home and homeland, by locating characters in specific places and by establishing stage spaces that inform perceptions of both Irish characters and Irish locales"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-172) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Mapping the territory : Brian Friel's Translations (1980); title: Picturing a changing landscape : Conor McPherson's The weir (1997); title: Travelling in place : Marina Carr's By the bog of cats? (1998); title: Exploring interiors : Frank McGuinness's Gates of gold (2002); title: Conclusion.