Irish Appropriation of Greek Tragedy |
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| Author:
| Arkins, Brian |
| Series title: | Carysfort Press Ltd Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78874-870-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2020 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.75 |
Book Description:
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This book presents an analysis of more than 30 plays written by Irish dramatists and poets that are based on the tragedies of Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. These plays proceed from the time of Yeats and Synge through MacNeice and the Longfords on to many of today's leading writers.
This book presents an analysis of more than 30 plays written by Irish dramatists and poets that are based on the tragedies of Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. These plays proceed from the time of Yeats and Synge through MacNeice and the Longfords on to many of today's leading writers.