Lady Gregory and Irish National Theatre - Art, Drama, Politics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book is the first comprehensive critical assessment of the aesthetic and social ideals of Lady Augusta Gregory, founder, patron, director, and dramatist of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. It elaborates on her distinctive vision of the social role of a National Theatre in Ireland, especially in relation to the various reform movements of her age: the Pre-Raphaelite Movement, the Co-operative Movement, and the Home Industries Movement. It illustrates the impact of John Ruskin on the aesthetic and social ideals of Lady Gregory and her circle that included Horace Plunkett, George Russell, John Millington Synge, William Butler Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. All of these friends visited the celebrated Gregory residence of Coole Park in Country Galway, most famously Yeats. The study thus provides a pioneering evaluation of Ruskin's immense influence on artistic, social, and political discourse in Ireland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Eglantina Remport
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	237
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-76610-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-76610-4
Barcode:	9783319766102

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