Shakespeare and Ireland: History, Politics, Culture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333714508)

Shakespeare and Ireland examines the complex relationship between the most celebrated icon of the British establishment and Irish literary and cultural traditions. Addressing Shakespearean representations of Ireland as well as Irish writers' responses to the dramatist, it ranges widely across theatrical performances, pedagogical practices, editorial undertakings and political developments. The writings of Joyce, Heaney and Yeats are considered, in addition to recent nationalist discourses. In so doing, the collection establishes the multiple 'Shakespeares' and competing 'Irelands' that inform the Irish imagination.

Author: Mark Thornton Burnett
ISBN-10: 0333714504
ISBN-13: 9780333714508
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 09/24/1997
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d