Buffoonery in Irish Drama: Staging Twentieth-Century Post-Colonial Stereotypes b

Description: Buffoonery in Irish Drama by Kathleen Heininge Generations of Irish playwrights have tried to assert the reputation of the stage Irish figure as other than comic, but each effort was in its turn assailed as buffoonery. Using post-colonial and performative theory, Buffoonery in Irish Drama demonstrates the ways the Irish struggled to create a sense of identity in a colonial structure, and it explores the distortion and appropriation of that new identity that elicit further calls to eradicate negative stereotypes. Demonstrating the pervasiveness of the reclamation efforts, Buffoonery in Irish Drama covers a wide range of well-known and obscure plays to show the trajectory of twentieth-century drama that brings us into a globalized twenty-first-century Ireland. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography The Author: Kathleen Heininge received her doctorate from University of California Davis and is now Assistant Professor of Writing/Literature at George Fox University in Oregon, where she teaches British and world literature and womens studies. She publishes primarily on Irish literature, especially drama. Review "This eminently readable study illuminates a lively panorama of twentieth-century Irish plays, examining them against the context of Irelands rich (and changing) culture and demonstrating the pervasiveness of central concerns. Kathleen Heininges thought-provoking approach is sophisticated and sensible. She has a wide-ranging familiarity with key theoretical and dramatic texts, a sharp awareness of audience and performance, and an ability to provide a coherent synthesis helpful for a range of readers. Heininges innovative analysis yields new ways of thinking about familiar plays and introduces a variety of less familiar plays about which we should begin to think. Buffoonery in Irish Drama is essential reading as background from which to consider the emergence of twenty-first-century Irish drama." (Helen Lojek, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Boise State University, Idaho) Review Text This eminently readable study illuminates a lively panorama of twentieth-century Irish plays, examining them against the context of Irelands rich (and changing) culture and demonstrating the pervasiveness of central concerns. Kathleen Heininges thought-provoking approach is sophisticated and sensible. She has a wide-ranging familiarity with key theoretical and dramatic texts, a sharp awareness of audience and performance, and an ability to provide a coherent synthesis helpful for a range of readers. Heininges innovative analysis yields new ways of thinking about familiar plays and introduces a variety of less familiar plays about which we should begin to think. Buffoonery in Irish Drama is essential reading as background from which to consider the emergence of twenty-first-century Irish drama. (Helen Lojek, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Boise State University, Idaho) Review Quote This eminently readable study illuminates a lively panorama of twentieth-century Irish plays, examining them against the context of Irelands rich (and changing) culture and demonstrating the pervasiveness of central concerns. Kathleen Heininges thought-provoking approach is sophisticated and sensible. She has a wide-ranging familiarity with key theoretical and dramatic texts, a sharp awareness of audience and performance, and an ability to provide a coherent synthesis helpful for a range of readers. Heininges innovative analysis yields new ways of thinking about familiar plays and introduces a variety of less familiar plays about which we should begin to think. Buffoonery in Irish Drama is essential reading as background from which to consider the emergence of twenty-first-century Irish drama. (Helen Lojek, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Boise State University, Idaho) Details ISBN1433105462 Author Kathleen Heininge Publisher Peter Lang Publishing Inc Year 2009 ISBN-10 1433105462 ISBN-13 9781433105463 Format Hardcover Imprint Peter Lang Publishing Inc Subtitle Staging Twentieth-Century Post-Colonial Stereotypes Country of Publication United States Birth 1961 Series Irish Studies DEWEY 822.9109358417 Edition 1st Short Title BUFFOONERY IN IRISH DRAMA Language English Media Book Series Number 11 Publication Date 2009-03-24 UK Release Date 2009-03-24 AU Release Date 2009-03-24 NZ Release Date 2009-03-24 US Release Date 2009-03-24 Edition Description New edition Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 192 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168989599;

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Author: Kathleen Heininge

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