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Oscar Wilde and Contemporary Irish Drama, 1st ed. 2018
Learning to be Oscar's Contemporary
Author: Price Graham
Language: EnglishApproximative price 52.74 €
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249 p. · 14.8x21 cm · Paperback
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Add to cart the print on demand of Price GrahamPublication date: 11-2018
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1. Introduction: The Future is what Artists Are.- 2. Brian Friel: The Liar as Artist.- 3. Thomas Kilroy: Biography but with the facts changed.- 4. Tom Murphy: We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.- 5. Frank McGuinness: To Hell with the truth so long as it rhymes.- 6. Marina Carr: All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.- 7. Epilogue.
Represents the first book-length study of the Wildean aesthetic in contemporary Irish drama
Examines an extensive range of Wilde’s writings (as opposed to merely his plays)
Demonstrates that contemporary playwrights engage with Wilde’s legacy in distinct and unique ways