Conflict, Carnage, and Cats: Toward a Comic Cú Chulainn in Martin McDonagh's "The Lieutenant of Inishmore"

There are certain thematic, ideological, and figural connections between Cú Chulainn, the epic hero of the "Táin Bó Cúailnge" of Ireland's mythological Ulster Cycle, and Padraic from Martin McDonagh's "The Lieutenant of Inishmore." Knox utilizes the mythology of Cú Chul...

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Published in:	Comparative drama Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 367 - 392
Main Author:	Knox, A. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kalamazoo, Mich Comparative Drama, Department of English, Western Michigan University 22.09.2013 Western Michigan University Comparative Drama Western Michigan University, Department of English
Subjects:	Comedy Criticism and interpretation Drama Dramatists Epics Folk literature Folklore Heroes Heroism Humor Ideology Intertextuality Irish drama Irish nationalism Killing McDonagh, Martin Myth Mythology National identity Postmodernism Religious terrorism Terrorism Theater Themes Violence Works Ireland Inishmore
ISSN:	0010-4078, 1936-1637, 1936-1637
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