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Party Pieces - Oral Storytelling and Social Performance in Joyce and Beckett (Paperback)
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Party Pieces - Oral Storytelling and Social Performance in Joyce and Beckett (Paperback)
Series: Irish Studies
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Irishness has often meant self-dramatization because Ireland is
commonly represented as a nation of storytellers, musicians, and
virtuoso performers. Like many of their characters, Joyce and
Beckett were superb musicians, creators of performance, and they
sought both to evoke and exhaust the resources and rhythms of
language and performance. In this groundbreaking work, Alan W.
Friedman explores the rich historical and literary backgrounds of
this distinctly Irish phenomenon. He explains its cultural
significance and discusses the major works of both authors,
illustrating the diverse ways in which Ireland is enacted. ""Party
Pieces"" offers a distinct contribution to the critical study of
Joyce and Beckett. Unlike other books on the subject of social
performance, it places two great modern Irish writers within social
and metaphorical conventions that are specifically moored in their
Irishness. In so doing, the author shows how social performances
not only impacted the works of Joyce and Beckett but also were
central to their creative processes. Meticulously researched,
convincingly argued, and clearly written, ""Party Pieces"" is an
ideal reference for scholars of Joyce, Beckett, and Irish studies.
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