W.B. Yeats, the Abbey Theatre, censorship, and the Irish state : adding the half-pence to the pence /
Histories of the Abbey Theatre have repeated W.B. Yeats's assertion that there was no censorship of theatre in Ireland. This book utilizes source material to prove that censorship did occur and that Yeats was willing to sacrifice artistic freedom when he saw the chance to ensure the longevity o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Oxford English monographs.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Histories of the Abbey Theatre have repeated W.B. Yeats's assertion that there was no censorship of theatre in Ireland. This book utilizes source material to prove that censorship did occur and that Yeats was willing to sacrifice artistic freedom when he saw the chance to ensure the longevity of the Abbey Theatre and his legacy. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 210 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199590575 0199590575 9780191595523 0191595527 |