The Playboy Of The Western World And Two Other Irish Plays

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penguin
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2009
Edition: Reprint

Description: 224 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: He was a dirty man, God forgive him, and he getting old and crusty Riots greeted the first performance of The Playboy of the Western World at Dublins Abbey Theatre on 26 January 1907 for its perceived attack on the Irish people, and eggs, potatoes and even a slice of fruit cake were hurled at the actors during subsequent performances. Yet now Synges comedy centring around an apparent parricide and its cover-up is considered his masterpiece. Also containing Yeatss The Countess Cathleen (1892) and OCaseys Cock-a-doodle Dandy (1949), this collection of three plays shows a vital stage in the rich explosion of Irish drama that first made itself heard at the turn of the twentieth century, and gathered momentum during the Easter Rising of 1916 and beyond. W. A. Armstrongs introduction to this edition examines how the Irish Dramatic Movement revived the ancient Irish language and its myths, legends and folklore. With an introduction by W. A. ARMSTRONG

ISBN: 9780140188783