'Dancing As If Language No Longer Existed': Dance in Contemporary Irish Drama

by Katarzyna Ojrzynska

Overview

This book offers a comprehensive study of the role of dance in a wide range of contemporary Irish plays, arguing that dance can be perceived as exemplifying the re-embracement of bodily expression by the local culture and that dance is often used to communicate critical and revisionist approaches to social, economic and political concerns.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783034318136
Publisher:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	11/21/2014
Series:	Reimagining Ireland , #61
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Katarzyna Ojrzyńska is an assistant lecturer in the Department of  Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature at the University of Łódź. Her research interests include drama and performing arts, Irish studies, body culture studies and disability studies.

Table of Contents

Contents: Investigating Dance in Irish Drama – Irish Dance and its Transformations in the Twentieth Century – Dance in Pre-Nationalist Times – Dance in Nationalist Times – Dance in Post-Nationalist Times – The Changing Dynamics of Irish Drama and Tradition.