Brian Friel: A Literary Companion

by Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Overview

Surveying the life, work and accolades of Irish playwright Brian Friel, this literary companion investigates his personal and professional relationships and his literary topics and themes, such as belonging, violence, patriarchy and hypocrisy.

Character summaries describe his most significant figures, particularly St. Columba, the victims of Derry's Bloody Sunday, and Hugh O'Neill, the Lord of Tyrone.

Entries analyze Friel's style in detail, from his column in the Irish Times and his short fiction in the New Yorker to his most recent plays, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Translations, and Dancing at Lughnasa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476665740
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/08/2017
Series:	McFarland Literary Companions , #15
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 40 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women’s and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deletevi
Preface
Introduction
A Chronology of Friel’s Life and Works
Friel Genealogy
Brian Friel: A Literary Companion
Glossary
Appendix A: Historical Timeline from the Friel Canon
Appendix B: Writing and Research Topics
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

features over 65 entries on Friel and his work.... Snodgrass often utilizes graphs and tables in her entries to illustrate relationships between literary characters and works, and her biographical research is particularly strong. This resource is a credible aid to Friel scholarship. Highly recommended”—Choice; “a fascinating literary reference work exhibiting a high level of scholarship...highly recommended”—ARBA; “excellent series of Literary Companions”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

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