Brian Friel

By Anthony Roche

Subjects: In literature, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Criticism and interpretation, PERFORMING ARTS / General, Irish literature, history and criticism, Drama, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, Friel, brian, 1929-2015, Theater, production and direction, Political and social views

Description: "Friel is widely recognised as Irelands leading playwright but through the ability of plays like Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa to translate into other cultures he has also made a major impact on world theatre. This study draws on the Friel Archive in the National Library of Ireland to deepen our understanding of how his plays were developed"--