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Sean O'Casey was the quintessential Dublin playwright. In critical works that include his Dublin Trilogy - The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars - he portrayed the traumatic birth of a nation and delved into the Irish national character. Christopher Murray's Sean O'Casey: Writer at Work takes a fresh look at the last of the great writers of the Irish literary revival. O'Casey was a self-made man of letters torn between a humanist vision of life rooted in his Dublin childhood and a utopian loyalty to the Soviet Union. Rich in original material, Sean O'Casey reconstructs a life committed to writing as a moral endeavour. Murray vividly establishes `O'Casey's Ireland,' the Dublin of O'Casey's childhood, and the political situation in Ireland. Murray further explores O'Casey's rise as an international figure - much of his income after leaving Ireland came from the United States - and contrasts his mature socialist work with the early nationalistic writing. In Sean O'Casey Murray paints a dazzling picture of a passionate and generous artist who is among the best dramatists of the twentieth century.
| ISBN-13 | 9780773528895 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 077352889X |
| Weight | 2.47 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 2.20 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $49.95 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 608 pages |
| Publisher | McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Published On | 2004-11-08 |
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