From Leenane to L.A.
Subtitle: the theatre and cinema of Martin McDonagh
By: Eamonn Jordan
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780716532163; 9780716532170; 9780716532279
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Other titles: Theatre and cinema of Martin McDonagh
Description: As playwright, screen-writer and film director, Martin McDonagh has amassed an exceptional body of work since the premiere of the controversial, hugely successful and career-altering The Beauty Queen of Leenane in 1996. This renowned work was followed by acclaimed and award winning plays and films such as The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Pillowman, Six Shooter, In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. This wide-ranging study considers the broad spectrum of influences on McDonagh's writing, his intricate dramaturgy and complex relationships between the plays and their theatrical and broader social contexts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Fictional places, genre, performance and randomness; title: Slapstick cultures, dismembering farce and grand-guignol incorrectness; title: A moral conundrum: psychpathology, empathy by way of fragmentary stories.