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Women in Irish Drama: A Century of Authorship and Representation
M. Sihra (Ed.)
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Description for Women in Irish Drama: A Century of Authorship and Representation
Hardback. Explores the legacy of women playwrights in Irish theatre since the beginning of theTwentieth century. This book contains chapters which consider the intersecting contexts of gender, sexuality and the body in order to investigate the broader cultural, political and historical implications of representing 'woman' on the stage. Editor(s): Sihra, Melissa. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Featuring original essays by leading scholars in the field, this book explores the immense legacy of women playwrights in Irish theatre since the beginning of theTwentieth century. Chapters consider the intersecting contexts of gender, sexuality and the body in order to investigate the broader cultural, political and historical implications of representing 'woman' on the stage. In addition, a number of essays engage with representations of women by a selection of male playwrights in order to re-evaluate familiar contexts and traditions in Irish drama. Features a Foreword by Marina Carr and a useful appendix of Irish women playwrights and their works. ... Read more
Featuring original essays by leading scholars in the field, this book explores the immense legacy of women playwrights in Irish theatre since the beginning of theTwentieth century. Chapters consider the intersecting contexts of gender, sexuality and the body in order to investigate the broader cultural, political and historical implications of representing 'woman' on the stage. In addition, a number of essays engage with representations of women by a selection of male playwrights in order to re-evaluate familiar contexts and traditions in Irish drama. Features a Foreword by Marina Carr and a useful appendix of Irish women playwrights and their works. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Performance Interventions
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230006478
SKU
V9780230006478
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About M. Sihra (Ed.)
MARINA CARR Playwright JANELLE REINELT Professor of Performance Studies, Warwick University, UK PAUL MURPHY Lecturer in Drama Studies, Queen's University Belfast, UK VELMA O'DONOGHUE GREENE Doctoral candidate, School of Drama, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland CATHY LEENEY Lecturer in Drama, University College Dublin, Ireland LISA FITZPATRICK Lecturer in Drama, University of Ulster at Magee, UK ANNA MCMULLAN Chair of Drama, Queen's ... Read more
Reviews for Women in Irish Drama: A Century of Authorship and Representation
'What makes this book a stimulating and enlightening read is how thoroughly many of the individual authors combine the goals of both uncovering and interrogating plays by and images of women, and placing these in their cultural contexts for the purposes of the book's sustained critique of patriarchal structures... [an] important volume.' - Karen Fricker, Contemporary Theatre Review ... Read more