The theatre of nation : Irish drama and cultural nationalism, 1890-1916 /

What role did the theatre of the Irish literary revival play in the politics of identity debated in pre-revolutionary Ireland? Conversely, how far did that debate influence the development of the theatre? Ben Levitas pursues such questions through a study of Irish drama and the nationalist debate.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levitas, Ben (Lecturer in drama)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:What role did the theatre of the Irish literary revival play in the politics of identity debated in pre-revolutionary Ireland? Conversely, how far did that debate influence the development of the theatre? Ben Levitas pursues such questions through a study of Irish drama and the nationalist debate.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 265 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-257) and index.
ISBN:9780191719196
0191719196
9780199253432
0199253439