Women in Irish Drama - A Century of Authorship and Representation (Hardcover, New)

Featuring original essays by leading scholars in the field, this bookexplores the immense legacy of women playwrights in Irish theatre since the beginning of the twentieth century. Chapters consider the intersecting contexts of gender, sexuality and the body in order to investigate the broader cultural, political and historical implications of representing 'woman' on the stage.In addition, a number of essays will engage with representations of women by a selection of male playwrights in order to re-evaluate familiar contexts and traditions in Irish drama. It features a foreword by Marina Carr and a useful appendix of Irish women playwrights and their works.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Performance Interventions
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	2007
Editors:	M. Sihra
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	241
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-00647-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	0-230-00647-7
Barcode:	9780230006478

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