{"product_id":"9781408157343","title":"Theatre of Brian Friel Tradition and Modernity","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCritical Companions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTheatre of Brian Friel\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTradition and Modernity\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristopher Murray | Csilla Bertha | David Krause | Shaun Richards | Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. | Patrick Lonergan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Friel is Ireland's foremost living playwright, whose work spans fifty years and has won numerous awards, including three Tonys and a Lifetime Achievement Arts Award. Author of twenty-five plays, and whose work is studied at GCSE and A level (UK), and the Leaving Certificate (Ire), besides at undergraduate level, he is regarded as a classic in contemporary drama studies. Christopher Murray's Critical Companion is the definitive guide to Friel's work, offering both a detailed study of individual plays and an exploration of Friel's dual commitment to tradition and modernity across his oeuvre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with Friel's 1964 work \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia, Here I Come!\u003c\/i\u003e, Christopher Murray follows a broadly chronological route through the principal plays, including \u003ci\u003eAristocrats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFaith Healer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTranslations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing at Lughnasa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMolly Sweeney\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Home Place\u003c\/i\u003e. Along the way it considers themes of exile, politics, fathers and sons, belief and ritual, history, memory, gender inequality, and loss, all set against the dialectic of tradition and modernity. It is supplemented by essays from Shaun Richards, David Krause and Csilla Bertha providing varying critical perspectives on the playwright's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Murray\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of English and Drama at University College, Dublin, Ireland, where he was the founder member and first director of the UCD Drama Centre offering MA and PhD in Modern Drama Studies. His many publications include\u003ci\u003e Twentieth-Century Irish Drama: Mirror up to Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. He is chair of the board of directors of the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 June 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781408157343\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e312\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936303906956,"sku":"9781408157343","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f556a4a6-ef73-4bba-b8e6-0a3b63c2a50e.jpg?v=1786017250","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781408157343","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}