The Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh:
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1. Verfasser: Lonergan, Patrick (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Bloomsbury Pub. 2012
Schriftenreihe:Critical Companions
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Beschreibung:Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Martin McDonagh: facts and fictions; 1 The Leenane Trilogy; Leenane: murder capital of Europe; Homecomings: The Beauty Queen of Leenane; All the dead voices: A Skull in Connemara; A sainted glory: The Lonesome West; Staging The Leenane Trilogy; 2 The Aran Islands plays; 'A life that never found expression': Imagining the Aran Islands; 'Ireland mustn't be such a bad place': The Cripple of Inishmaan; 'A political what-do-ya-call-it': The Lieutenant of Inishmore; The Aran Islands plays in production; 3 World plays
Martin McDonagh: a world dramatist?'There were once upon a time two brothers': The Pillowman; 'Not so much a vision as ... some other kinda thing': A Behanding in Spokane; The plays in production; 4 The films; Martin McDonagh as filmmaker; 'Today was the last straw': Six Shooter; 'A matter of honour': In Bruges; 5 Performance and critical perspectives; 'Monstrous children': Garry Hynes in conversation; 'Like Tottenham': Martin McDonagh's postmodern morality tales; A symbiotic relationship: the works of Martin McDonagh and ecocriticism
McDonagh and postcolonial theory: practices, perpetuations, divisions and legaciesMcDonagh's gender troubles; Conclusion; A fashionably downbeat ending; Resources; Chronology; A note on language; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; W; Y; Guide to allusions; Further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Notes on Contributors
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
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