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Shakespeare and twentieth-century Irish drama : conceptualizing identity and staging boundaries / Rebecca Steinberger.

  • Accession number

    83431152

  • Class

    62/STE

  • ISBN

    9780754637806 (hbk.), 0754637808 (hbk.)

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    115 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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Bibliography, etc. note: Includes bibliographical references and index. Formatted contents note: What ish my nation" : the blurring of national identity in Shakespeare’s Henry V, Richard II, and Spenser’s A view of the present state of Ireland -- "Past and to come seems best; things present worse" : appropriations of Shakespeare’s Henriad in modern Irish drama -- "Something is being eroded" : peripheral visions in contemporary Irish drama. Summary, etc: This study specifically explores Shakespeare's influence on the dramatic genre in Ireland through an examination of two representative Irish writers, modern dramatist Sean O'Casey and contemporary playwright Brian Friel.