Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama

A Norton Critical Edition

John P. Harrington (Fordham University)

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WW Norton & Co
22 December 2008

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Series: Norton Critical Editions

"This revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition reprints the complete texts of fourteen plays by the major Irish playwrights: W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, J. M. Synge, Bernard Shaw, Sean O'Casey, Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel, Conor McPherson, and Marina Carr. The texts are accompanied by John Harrington's introduction to the volume and by his detailed explanatory annotations. ""Backgrounds and Criticism"" is chronologically organized by playwright and includes prefaces, letters, journal entries, program notes, and interpretative essays for each play in the volume. In order to provide additional context for readers, these materials are preceded by five essays on the early-twentieth-century ""The Irish Dramatic Revival"" and followed by four essays on the current state of ""Theater in Ireland.""

A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included."

Edited by: John P. Harrington (Fordham University)
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Second Edition
Volume: 0
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 552g
ISBN: 9780393932430
ISBN 10: 0393932435
Series: Norton Critical Editions
Pages: 672
Publication Date: 22 December 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John P. Harrington is Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University. He is the author of The Life of the Neighborhood Playhouse on Grand Street, The Irish Play on the New York Stage, The Irish Beckett: Irish Contexts of Samuel Beckett's Work, and The English Traveler in Ireland. He has published many articles on a wide range of topics in Irish literature.