Product Description

The next installment in "The Faber Critical Guides Series": An in-depth look at the maverick Irish playwright Sean O'Casey was one of the most affecting playwrights of his generation; a renegade who came of age at the dawn of Ireland's fight for independence from Britain and championed the working-class during the bleak years of The Great Depression. Praised for his genius-ear for dialogue and the poetry of his prose, O'Casey's work brought audiences into the gritty, impoverished world of Dublin's streets and pubs. His controversial plays helped establish the reputation of the internationally renowned Abbey Theatre, where the productions of "The Plough and the Stars" and "Juno and the Paycock" were met with riots and vigorous protests. In "Sean O'Casey," Christopher Murray examines the abovementioned works as well as "The Shadow of a Gunman," which taken together comprise O'Casey's famed Dublin trilogy, and elucidates the social context of the plays and the theatrical environment of the times--crucial elements in understanding O'Casey's writing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #545520 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-03
• Released on: 2000-05-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Sean O'Casey. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography.

From the Publisher
Review from 'Irish Theatre Magazine' Vol2, summer 2000
'Well-written and informative.'