{"product_id":"9783030742768","title":"Bernard Shaw, Sean O’Casey, and the Dead James Connolly","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBernard Shaw and His Contemporaries\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBernard Shaw, Sean O’Casey, and the Dead James Connolly\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNelson O’Ceallaigh Ritschel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book details the Irish socialistic tracks pursued by Bernard Shaw and Sean O’Casey, mostly after 1916, that were arguably impacted by the executed James Connolly. The historical context is carefully unearthed, stretching from its 1894 roots via W. B. Yeats’ dream of Shaw as a menacing, yet grinning sewing machine, to Shaw’s and O’Casey’s 1928 masterworks. In the process, Shaw’s \u003ci\u003eWar Issues for Irishmen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnajanska, the Bolshevik Empress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaint Joan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, and O’Casey’s \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Irish Citizen Army\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of a Gunman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJuno and the Paycock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Plough and the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Tassie\u003c\/i\u003e are reconsidered, revealing previously undiscovered textures to the masterworks. All of which provides a rethinking, a reconsideration of Ireland’s great drama of the 1920s, as well as furthering the knowledge of Shaw, O’Casey,and Connolly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson O’Ceallaigh Ritschel is the author of \u003ci\u003eBernard Shaw, W. T. Stead, and the New Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eShaw, Synge, Connolly, and Socialist Provocation\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). He is a professor of Humanities, Massachusetts Maritime Academy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer International Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783030742768\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e286\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51956274004108,"sku":"9783030742768","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030742768.jpg?v=1786054088","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030742768","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}