J.o. Francis, Realist Drama and Ethics - Culture, Place and Nation

Developing an ethical literary theory of place, this book rediscovers and re-evaluates the work of the Welsh dramatist J. O. Francis, placing his work within the context of the vibrant amateur dramatic scene of the early twentieth century.

List of contents

Introduction J. O. Francis and a Welsh Ethics of Place J. O. Francis's Life Cultural Background, Themes and Ideas J. O. Francis and the Land Ethic Chapter 1: A Son of Wales Enters the Stage Chapter 2: J. O. Francis and Amateur Theatre in Wales, 1920-1940 The Ethics of Amateur Theatre Amateur Drama in Wales Amateur Competitions Chapter 3: Place, Politics and the Possibilities of Realism Change (1912) Cross-Currents (19220 The Beaten Track (1924) Howell of Gwent (1932) The Devouring Fire (1953?) Chapter 4: Poachers in Little Villages The One-Act Play "of Welsh life" The Poacher (1912) The Dark Little People (1922) Tares in the Wheat (1942) and The Sheep and the Goats (1951?) The Bakehouse (1912) and The Sewing Guild (1943) Little Village (1928) Chapter 5: A Pilgrim to St David's First Journey: London - Newport - Cardiff - Rhondda Second Journey: London - Brecon - Llanidloes - Aberdovey - Aberystwyth Third Journey: Into the Heart of the Nation Afterword

About the author

Dr Alyce von Rothkirch is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Adult Continuing Education at Swansea University

Summary

Developing an ethical literary theory of place, this book rediscovers and re-evaluates the work of the Welsh dramatist J. O. Francis, placing his work within the context of the vibrant amateur dramatic scene of the early twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Alyce von Rothkirch, Alyce von Rothkirch
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2014
• EAN: 9781783160709
• ISBN: 978-1-78316-070-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Writing Wales in English
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; Drama, Nation, J, O, Culture, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, Ethics, Francis, Place, Biography: writers, Realist