A Critical History of Modern Irish Drama 1891 1980

A critical history of Irish drama from the founding of the Irish Literary Theatre to the nineteen-eighties.

List of illustrations; Chronology; Acknowledgement; Introduction; 1. Dreams and responsibilities: 1891-1904; 2. Possible forms: the early plays; 3. Difficult, irrelevant words: W. B. Yeats and J. M. Synge; 4. An art of common things: 1905-1910; 5. A painted stage: 1911-1929; 6. Plays and controversies: Sean O'Casey; 7. The mill of the mind: Denis Johnston; 8. The plays, the players and the scenes: 1930-1955; 9. Explorations 1956-1982; 10. The honour of naming: Samuel Beckett and Brian Friel; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.