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Zusatztext As Patrick Lonergan's entertaining and enjoyable study of the playwright and film-maker points out! academics have frequently been more hostile [than critics]. Lonergan attempts to re-address this...By shifting the focus of his debate away from perennial debates surrounding the authenticity of Irish representation! Lonergan is able to pose much more interesting questions about the relationship between the author and his work...each section includes a very useful section of production analysis. The book also includes an extremely detailed glossary offering readers explanations of all the terms and major historical events dis cussed in McDonagh's plays...Lonergan's easy conversational tone and knowledgeable discussion of the plays will! though! be of interest to a general readership interested in McDonagh's work! and this book offers a comprehensive account of his varied and occasionally controversial career to date. Informationen zum Autor Patrick Lonergan is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at University of Galway, Ireland. Klappentext Martin McDonagh is one of the world's most popular dramatists. This is a highly readable and illuminating account of his career to date that will appeal to the legions of fans of his work for the stage and of his films "Six Shooter "and" In Bruges." As a resource for students and practitioners it is unrivalled! providing an authoritative and enquiring approach to his work that moves beyond the tired discussions of national identity to offer a comprehensive critical exploration. Lonergan provides a detailed analysis of each of his plays and films! their original staging! critical reception! and the connections within and between the Leenane Trilogy! the Aran Islands plays and more recent work. It includes interviews with directors! designers and actors associated with his work and material from Druid Theatre Company! the RSC and the National Theatre relating to the original productions. It offers four critical essays on key features of McDonagh's work by leading international scholars and a series of further resources including a chronology! glossary! notes on McDonagh's use of language and a list of further reading. The Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh provides a definitive account of the career to date of this important world dramatist. It combines an analysis of all of his work with interviews, critical essays and material relating to the original productions, making it essential for practitioners, students and general readers. Zusammenfassung The Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh provides a definitive account of the career to date of this important world dramatist. It combines an analysis of all of his work with interviews, critical essays and material relating to the original productions, making it essential for practitioners, students and general readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION: ‘MARTIN MCDONAGH: FACTS AND FICTIONS' 1 THE LEENANE TRILOGY Introduction: The Murder Capital of Europe? The Beauty Queen of Leenane A Skull in Connemara The Lonesome West Druid Theatre and The Leenane Trilogy in production 2 THE ARAN ISLANDS PLAYS Introduction The Cripple of Inishmaan The Lieutenant of Inishmore The Aran Islands Plays Staging The Lieutenant and The Cripple 3 WORLD PLAYS The Pillowman A Behanding in Spokane The Plays in production 4 THE FILMS Six Shooter In Bruges McDonagh and cinema 5 CRITICAL AND PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVES Garry Hynes in conversation: Monstrous Children ‘Like Tottenham': Martin McDonagh's Postmodern Morality Tales (José Lanters) A Symbiotic Relationship: The Works of Martin McDonagh and Ecocriticism (Karen O'Brien) McDonagh and Postcolonial Theory: Practices, Perpetuations, Divisions, and Legacies (Eamonn Jordan) ...
