George Fitzmaurice: 'Wild in his Own Way': Biography of an Abbey Playwright

by Fiona Brennan

Overview

This biography delves into Fitzmaurice's creative identity by reconstructing the regional roots of his themes, characters and dialect.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788749749
Publisher:	Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	09/24/2021
Series:	Carysfort Press Ltd.
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chronology - List of Illustrations - Author’s Preface - Foreword - Life in Bedford - The Move from Bedford - The Short Stories - An Introduction to Theatre - Life in Dublin: The Early Years - The Country Dressmaker - The Pie Dish - Two Dramatic Fantasies - George Fitzmaurice’s Drama: An Interpretation - 1913: Rejection of The Dandy Dolls - The Return from France - The 1920s - The Post-War Plays - The 1930s - The Fitzmaurice Family in Kilcara Beg - The 1940s - The Dublin Plays - The 1950s - Death and the Following Years - Bibliography - Endnotes - Index.