Brian Friel: Making History; Dancing at Lughnasa; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; And Translations

by Jones, Jim Hunter

Overview

Since 1965, when Philadelphia, Here I Come! played on Broadway for an extended run, Brian Friel's work has been widely known in the United States as well as in Europe. For the Faber Critical Guide on Brian Friel, Nesta Jones examines both Philadelphia and Lughnasa, as well as two other Friel masterworks, Making History and Translations, and seeks not only to elucidate for both students and fans Friel's poetic language of theater but to place his work in the larger context of modern drama.

(This title is part of the Faber Critical Guides series.)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780571197798
Publisher:	Faber and Faber
Publication date:	08/28/2000
Series:	Faber Critical Guides
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	4.38(w) x 6.96(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Nesta Jones, author of Brian Friel, is the former Head of Drama at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She has published on J.M. Synge, Sean O'Casey, and David Mamet. She is currently project coordinator for Concepts (Consortium for the Co-ordination of European Performance and Theatre Studies), and Artistic Director of NXT.

Jim Hunter, author of Tom Stoppard, is a lecturer at the Open University in England.