Clare Wallace

David Greig has been described as 'one of the most interesting and adventurous British dramatists of his generation' (Daily Telegraph) and 'one of the most intellectually stimulating dramatists around' (Guardian). Since he began writing for theatre in the early nineties, his work has been both copious and remarkably varied, defying neat generalisations or attempts to pigeon-hole his work. Besides his original plays, he has adapated classics, is co-founder of the Suspect Culture Theatre Group and is currently Dramaturge for the National Theatre of Scotland. This Critical Companion provides an analytical survey of his work, from his early plays such as Europe and The Architect through to more recent works Damascus, Dunsinane and Ramallah; it also considers the plays produced with Suspect Culture and his work for young audiences. As such it is the first book to provide a critical account of the full variety of his work and will appeal to students and fans of contemporary British theatre. Clare Wallace provides a detailed analysis of a broad selection of plays and their productions, reviews current discourses about his work and offers a framework for enquiry. The Companion features an interview with David Greig and a further three essays by leading academics offering a variety of critical perspectives.

The Theatre of David Greig

Ondrej Pilny

Ireland offers a concise synthesis of globalization's dramatic impact on Ireland in the past fifteen years. Tom Inglis explains what this means for traditional Irish culture and society and offers an incisive social portrait of globalizing Ireland.

Irish Literatures in the New Millennium

Global Ireland

Louis Armand

all James Joyce's extant works, Giacomo Joyce is the one which has least received what is arguably its due. This book, the first collection of essays devoted entirely to Joyce's last published work, is an attempt to place the critical reception of this text within the larger framework of current Joyce studies. Bringing together the work of some of Joyce's major commentators, Envoys of the Other is a timely volume of significant worth to any scholar or student of James Joyce and twentieth-century literary modernism. --

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