Ibsen and the Irish Revival [Hardcover]

Ibsen and the Irish Revival examines Henrik Ibsen's influence on the Irish Revival and the reception of his plays in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin. It highlights the international dimension of the Irish Literary Revival and offers new perspectives on W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, Lennox Robinson, James Joyce, George Moore and Sean O'Casey.List of Illustrations Introduction? Dublin's First Introduction to Ibsen: The Realist Plays Ibsen and the Early Abbey Tradition Irish Nationalism and the Ideology of Ibsen's Drama Beyond Realism: the Reception of Ibsen's 'Symbolist' Plays Ibsen out of Date? A Farewell to the Revival and the Beginnings of Irish Modernism Epilogue: Dreams of ResurrectionIbsen and George Moore Conclusion Appendix: Performances of Ibsen's Plays in Dublin 1894-1928 Notes Bibliography Index

'By providing a new perspective of Ibsen's influence on the Irish Literary Revival, Malone illuminates previously overlooked aspects of the Revivial, opening new avenues for inquiry. Through study of audience and playwright response to Ibsen's work, Malone provides a unique view, chronologically following Ibsen's introduction to Ireland and tracing those aspects of his work that appear in Irish Literary Revival works.' - Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism

IRINA RUPPO MALONE is a graduate of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Trinity College Dublin and National University of Ireland, Galway,?where she taught courses on Irish literature and theatre. She is currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NUI Galway, funded by the Irish Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences.