Shakespeare and twentieth-century Irish drama : conceptualizing identity and staging boundaries

Publication Data

• Title Shakespeare and twentieth-century Irish drama : conceptualizing identity and staging boundaries
• Alternative Title Shakespeare and 20th-century Irish drama
• Author Rebecca Steinberger
• Publisher Ashgate
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Aldershot
• Language English

Contents

"What ish my nation" : the blurring of national identity in Shakespeare's Henry V, Richard II, and Spenser's A view of the present state of Ireland
"Past and to come seems best; things present worse" : appropriations of Shakespeare's Henriad in modern Irish drama
"Something is being eroded" : peripheral visions in contemporary Irish drama.

Topics

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 :: Influence
• O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Friel, Brian :: Criticism and interpretation
• English drama :: Irish authors :: History and criticism
• Nationalism and literature :: Ireland :: History :: 20th century
• Imperialism in literature
• Colonies in literature
• Nationalism in literature
• National characteristics, Irish, in literature
• Ireland :: In literature
• Ireland

Shakespeare and twentieth-century Irish drama : conceptualizing identity and staging boundaries by Rebecca Steinberger. ISBN 9780754637806. Published by Ashgate in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.