Lady Gregory and Irish National Theatre Art, Drama, Politics /

This book is the first comprehensive critical assessment of the aesthetic and social ideals of Lady Augusta Gregory, founder, patron, director, and dramatist of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. It elaborates on her distinctive vision of the social role of a National Theatre in Ireland, especially in rel...

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1. Verfasser: Remport, Eglantina (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries
Schlagworte:
Theater-History.
Theater.
Theater-Production and direction.
British literature.
ISBN:9783319766119
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. "My Education:" Sir William Gregory, the Grand Tours, and the Visual Arts
  • 3. "The 'whorl' of Troy:" Celtic Mythology, Victorian Hellenism, and the Irish Literary Revival
  • 4. "Ní neart go cur le chéile:" Education, Social Reform, and the Abbey Theatre
  • 5. "See a play as a picture:" the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the Sister Arts, and the Irish Plays
  • 6. The Light of the World: Christianity, Cultural Politics, and Constitutional Reform
  • 7. Conclusion.

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