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Brian Friel : theatre and politics /

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"Friel is widely recognised as Irelands leading playwright but through the ability of plays like Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa to translate into other cultures he has also made a major impact on world theatre. This study draws on the Friel Archive in the National Library of Ireland to de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roche, Anthony
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Friel, Brian > Criticism and interpretation.
Friel, Brian > Political and social views.
Ireland > In literature.
Northern Ireland > In literature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Friel is widely recognised as Irelands leading playwright but through the ability of plays like Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa to translate into other cultures he has also made a major impact on world theatre. This study draws on the Friel Archive in the National Library of Ireland to deepen our understanding of how his plays were developed"--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:ix, 235 pages
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.