Brian Friel
A Literary Companion
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:8th Mar '17
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Surveying the life, work and accolades of Irish playwright Brian Friel, this literary companion investigates his personal and professional relationships and his literary topics and themes, such as belonging, violence, patriarchy and hypocrisy.
Character summaries describe his most significant figures, particularly St. Columba, the victims of Derry's Bloody Sunday, and Hugh O'Neill, the Lord of Tyrone.
Entries analyze Friel's style in detail, from his column in the Irish Times and his short fiction in the New Yorker to his most recent plays, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Translations, and Dancing at Lughnasa.
“features over 65 entries on Friel and his work.... Snodgrass often utilizes graphs and tables in her entries to illustrate relationships between literary characters and works, and her biographical research is particularly strong. This resource is a credible aid to Friel scholarship. Highly recommended”—Choice; “a fascinating literary reference work exhibiting a high level of scholarship...highly recommended”—ARBA; “excellent series of Literary Companions”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.
ISBN: 9781476665740
Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
Weight: 390g
216 pages