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Sean O'Casey A Research and Production Sourcebook
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By Bernice Schrank
ISBN: 0-313-27844-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27844-0
312 pages, chronology
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/1996
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Schrank's volume is a thorough and welcome addition to O'Casey scholarship.... [The work] begins with a brief chronology and a short essay on O'Casey's life and career. The next section offers a summary and critical overview of each of his plays, followed by a bibliography of primary materials.... The book is logically arranged and scrupulously prepared and researched. Graduate students through faculty.
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Description: Sean O'Casey is recognized as one of the most important Irish playwrights of the 20th century. When he was in his early 20s, he committed himself to the nationalist struggle to free Ireland from English domination. During the Dublin General Strike and Lock-Out of 1913, he came to appreciate the importance of social class, and he rejected Irish nationalism in favor of international socialism. Though The Shadow of a Gunman and Juno and the Paycock helped save the Abbey Theatre from near bankruptcy, The Plough and the Stars drew open criticism in 1926, when nationalists rioted over O'Casey's treatment of the Easter Rebellion. This reference work is a comprehensive guide to O'Casey's plays. The volume begins with an introductory essay that discusses the political themes of his plays, the controversy surrounding his works in Ireland, the response to his plays in England and other countries, and the growth of academic interest in O'Casey in the 1960s. Plot summaries and critical overviews are provided for all of his dramatic works, and production credits are given for major performances of his plays. The volume includes extensive annotated bibliographical information for secondary sources, including reviews.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chronology
  • Life and Career
  • The Plays: Summaries and Critical Overviews
  • Bedtime Story (1952)
  • Behind the Green Curtains (1962)
  • The Bishop's Bonfire (1955)
  • Cathleen Listens In (1923)
  • Cock-A-Doodle Dandy (1949)
  • The Drums of Father Ned (1960)
  • The End of the Beginning (1937)
  • Figuro in the Night (1962)
  • Hall of Healing (1952)
  • The Harvest Festival
  • Juno and the Paycock (1924)
  • The Moon Shines on Kylenamoe (1962)
  • Nannie's Night Out (1924)
  • Oak Leaves and Lavender (1946)
  • The Plough and the Stars (1926)
  • A Pound on Demand (1939)
  • Purple Dust (1943)
  • Red Roses for Me (1943)
  • The Shadow of a Gunman (1923)
  • The Silver Tassie (1929)
  • The Star Turns Red (1940)
  • Time to Go (1952)
  • Within the Gates (1934)
  • Primary Bibliography
  • Annotated Secondary Bibliography
  • Productions and Credits
  • Author Index
  • General Index
LC Card Number: 96-5254
LCC Class: PR6029
Dewey Class: 822
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