Tragedy and Irish Literature
Download or Read eBook Tragedy and Irish Literature PDF written by R. McDonald and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-12-17 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : R. McDonald |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 213 |
| Release | : 2001-12-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781403913654 |
| ISBN-13 | : 140391365X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tragedy and Irish Literature by : R. McDonald
Book excerpt: In Tragedy and Irish Literature, McDonald considers the culture of suffering, loss, and guilt in the work of J.M. Synge, Sean O'Casey and Samuel Beckett. He applies external ideas of tragedy to the three dramatists and also discerns particular sorts of tragedy within their own work. While alert to the real differences between the three writers, the book also traces common themes and preoccupations. It identifies a conflict between form and content, between heightened language and debased reality as the hallmark of Irish tragedy.
