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Performing the Body in Irish Theatre /

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This title examines the representation of the body in Irish theatre alongside the specific circumstances within which Irish theatre is performed, incorporating issues of gender and embodiment, and the performance of Irishness and tradition. The author contextualizes the body in Irish theatre, and in...

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Main Author: Sweeney, Bernadette (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Environment, general.
Literature, general.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Adaptation (Biology)
Culture > Study and teaching.
Ecology.
Euthenics.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Literature.
Nature and nurture.
Theater > History.
Theater.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This title examines the representation of the body in Irish theatre alongside the specific circumstances within which Irish theatre is performed, incorporating issues of gender and embodiment, and the performance of Irishness and tradition. The author contextualizes the body in Irish theatre, and includes in-depth analysis of five key productions.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 241 pages)
ISBN:9780230582057
DOI:10.1057/9780230582057