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Irish Versions of Greek Tragedy
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Description

That so many Irish playwrights should return to the Greek classics can not really be a surprise. Drama in Ireland is still a means of exploring issues of family and state; of gender, class and race; of the oppressors and the oppressed. It is political in the broad sense in which the Greeks understood the word, involving everyone - immediate but concentrated through parallel and parable. This collection of provocative essays reveals how some of the great Irish poets and dramatists, of the past and present, have drawn on Greek myths and used these stories, which have travelled across 3000 years, to bring new insights on the world in which we now live. The title includes essays from, amongst others, Athol Fugard, Seamus Heaney and Tom Paulin. It also looks at the work of such writers as Marina Carr, Brian Friel, Brendan Kennelly, Frank McGuinness and W.B. Yates.

Author Biography:

J. Michael Walton has published and edited seven books on classical theatre history and has nine translations of Euripides plays in print, many on the Methuen Drama list. He is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Hull where he taught from 1965 to 2002. While there he directed numerous plays and taught courses in Classical Theatre, Masks and Puppets, Russian Theatre, American Theatre, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Theatre, Directing and Acting. MARIANNE MCDONALD is Professor of Theatre and Classics at the University of California, San Diego, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. She was a Fulbright professor in 1999 and in addition to her post at UCSD, is adjunct professor at Trinity College Dublin and a fellow at the National University of Ireland. With over 140 publications, she is the author of Terms for Happiness in Euripides, Euripides in Cinema, Ancient Sun/Modern Light, and Star Myths.
Release date Australia
June 27th, 2002
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Edited by J.Michael Walton
  • Edited by Marianne McDonald
Pages
300
Dimensions
153x234x27
ISBN-13
9780413771421
Product ID
1829859

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