| Yeats and European Drama Contributor(s): McAteer, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521769116 ISBN-13: 9780521769112 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $70.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.14 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Michael McAteer examines the plays of W. B. Yeats, considering their place in European theater during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This original study considers the relationship Yeats's work bore with those of the foremost dramatists of the period, drawing comparisons with Henrik Ibsen, Maurice Maeterlinck, August Strindberg, Luigi Pirandello and Ernst Toller. It also shows how his plays addressed developments in theater at the time, with regard to the Naturalist, Symbolist, Surrealist and Expressionist movements, and how symbolism identified Yeats's ideas concerning labor, commerce and social alienation. This book is invaluable to graduates and academics studying Yeats but also provides a fascinating account for those in Irish studies and in the wider field of drama. |
Contributor Bio(s): McAteer, Michael: - Michael McAteer is a lecturer at the School of English, Queen's University Belfast. |