The Theatre and Films of Conor McPherson: Conspicuous Communities Contributor(s): Jordan, Eamonn (Author), Wetmore Jr, Kevin J. (Editor), Lonergan, Patrick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350051217 ISBN-13: 9781350051218 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 822.914 |
LCCN: 2018055825 |
Series: Critical Companions |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.90 lbs) 248 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The spellbinding premiere of The Weir at the Royal Court in 1997 was plays and films of Conor McPherson. It considers issues of gender and class disparity, violence and wealth in the cultural and political contexts in which the work is written and performed, as well as the inclusion of song, sound, the supernatural, religious and pagan festive sensibilities through which initial genre perceptions are nudged elsewhere, towards the unconscious and ineffable. Supplemented by a number of contributed critical and performance perspectives, including an interview with Conor McPherson, this is a book to be read by theatre audiences, performance-makers and students who wish to explore, contextualize and situate McPherson's provocative, exquisite and generation-defining writings and performances. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lonergan, Patrick: - Patrick Lonergan is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at National University of Ireland, Galway. He writes about theatre for The Irish Times and Irish Theatre Magazine. His first book, Theatre and Globalization, was awarded the 2008 Theatre Book Prize. He has authored two Student Editions of plays by Martin McDonagh, is editor of The Methuen Drama Anthology of Irish Plays and series editor of the Critical Companions.Jordan, Eamonn: - Eamonn Jordan is Associate Professor in Drama Studies at the School of English, Drama and Film, University College Dublin. His many publications on Irish theatre include: The Feast of Famine: The Plays of Frank McGuinness (1997); Theatre Stuff: Critical Essays on Contemporary Irish Theatre (2000); The Theatre of Martin McDonagh: A World of Savage Stories (co-edited with Lilian Chambers, 2006); Dissident Dramaturgies: Contemporary Irish Theatre (2010); The Theatre of Conor McPherson: 'Right beside the Beyond' (co-edited with Lilian Chambers, 2012); From Leenane to LA: The Theatre and Cinema of Martin McDonagh (2014), and The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Irish Theatre (co-edited with Eric Weitz, 2017).Wetmore Jr, Kevin J.: - Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. is professor of theatre arts at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA, the author and editor of ten books including The Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion and Rebellion in the Star Wars Films, and a contributor to numerous volumes on sci-fi, pop culture and religion, including essays on Godzilla, Star Wars, and Battlestar Galactica. His areas of expertise include Japanese theatre, African theatre, Shakespeare, Greek tragedy, stage combat and comedy. He is co-editor with Patrick Lonergan of Bloomsbury Methuen Drama's Critical Companions series. |