Ibsen and the Irish Revival examines Henrik Ibsen's influence on the Irish Revival and the reception of his plays in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin. It highlights the international dimension of the Irish Literary Revival and offers new...
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Ibsen and the Irish Revival examines Henrik Ibsen's influence on the Irish Revival and the reception of his plays in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin. It highlights the international dimension of the Irish Literary Revival and offers new perspectives on W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, Lennox Robinson, James Joyce, George Moore and Sean O'Casey
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Dublin's First Introduction to Ibsen: The Realist Plays; 2 Ibsen and the Early Abbey Tradition; 3 Irish Nationalism and the Ideology of Ibsen's Plays; 4 Beyond Realism: the Reception of Ibsen's 'Symbolist' Plays; 5 Ibsen out of Date?; 6 A Farewell to the Revival and the Beginnings of Irish Modernism; Epilogue: Dreams of Resurrection - Ibsen and George Moore; Conclusion; Appendix: List of Performances of Ibsen's Plays in Dublin, 1894-28; Notes; Bibliography; Index
