The Irish Play on the New York Stage, 1874-1966

by John P. Harrington

Overview

In this study of literary and cultural history, John Harrington focuses on seven opening nights to look at the reception of Irish drama on the New York stage over a period of nearly one hundred years. A strong first volume in the series Irish Literature, History, and Culture, this volume reveals much about America's perceptions of Ireland and Irishness. 19 illustrations. 176 pp.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813187488
Publisher:	University Press of Kentucky
Publication date:	11/21/2021
Series:	Irish Literature, History, and Culture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

John P. Harrington is dean of the faculty of humanities and social sciences at the Cooper Union, author of The Irish Beckett, and editor of Modern Irish Drama.

Editorial Reviews

Unites the literature, history, and culture of Irish and American theater into an admirable and provocative book. Much more than a study of seven plays, John Harrington's The Irish Play on the New York Stage is an absorbing chronicle of 150 years of Irish-American culture.

New Hibernia Review

Has written a fascinating study of Irish dramatic genius battling the restrictions of theater production and the preconceptions of American audiences.

The Boston Irish Reporter

He has assembled a fine cultural history which is written in a lively and jargon-free style.

James Joyce Literary Supplement

One of those books which opens up vistas of inquiry, awakening the reader to the way in which a particular field of study has been skewed in one direction or another.

Bullan

Winner of the 1998 Michael Durkan Prize given by the American Conference for Irish Studies.

From the Publisher

A stimulating and shapely book.

Irish University Review

The choice of plays and productions is both ingenious and unerring. The result is a whole much greater than the sum of its parts. Built on specific events and impressively deep contexts, this is a history of major Irish/American cultural transactions over some 150 years.

Charles Fanning