{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-guide-to-martin-middeke-9781408113462","title":"The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative guide to the work of twenty-five playwrights from the last 50 years whose work has helped to shape and define Irish theatre. Written by a team of international scholars, it provides an illuminating survey and analysis of each writer's plays and will be invaluable to anyone interested in, studying or teaching contemporary Irish drama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe playwrights examined range from John B. Keane, Brian Friel and Tom Murphy, to the crop of writers who emerged in the 1990s and who include Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr, Emma Donoghue and Mark O'Rowe. Each essay features: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ea biographical sketch and introduction to the playwright \u003cbr\u003ea discussion of their most important plays \u003cbr\u003ean analysis of their stylistic and thematic traits, the critical reception and their place in the discourses of Irish theatre \u003cbr\u003ea bibliography of texts and critical material \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a total of 190 plays discussed in detail, over half of which were written during the 1990s and 2000s, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights\u003c\/i\u003e is unrivalled in its study of recent plays and playwrights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Middeke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408113465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408113462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.40d","brand":"Martin Middeke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807246012671,"sku":"9781408113462","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfa72267-c166-4a94-8ae8-b3e4077f9026.jpg?v=1745378930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-methuen-drama-guide-to-martin-middeke-9781408113462","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}