Brian Friel : beginnings
Matthews, Kelly, (English teacher)2024
Books, Manuscripts
Aimsigh é!
When Brian Friel died in 2015, the New York Times described him as 'the Irish Chekhov', and the Guardian called him 'the father of modern Irish drama'. He had long been acclaimed as Ireland's leading contemporary playwright, with 24 plays for Broadway and West End theatres, including the iconic Faith Healer, Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa. But Friel's beginnings are more elusive, as was the playwright in his later years. He stopped giving interviews and cultivated a reclusive mystique that grew in proportion to his theatrical success. Based on newly discovered documents in the BBC and New Yorker archives, this book reveals Friel's youthful personality and his struggles to get noticed as a young writer.
Príomhtheideal:
Brian Friel : beginnings / Kelly Matthews.
Údar:
Inphrionta:
Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2024.
Leathanaigh in ord:
216 pages : photographs (black and white) ; 24 cm
Nótaí:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781801511407 (pbk.)
Rangúchán Dewey:
822.914920/FRI920822.914 Brian Friel Collection920 FRI822.941928.21 FRI822.914 ?
I dteanga:
English
Réimse:
Friel, BrianDramatists, Irish -- 20th century -- BiographyTheatre -- Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryBiographyBiography & non-fiction proseHistory: theory & methodsDonegal - Brian Friel - BiographyDonegal - Brian Friel - Early works - radio dramaDonegal - Brian Friel - Ronald Mason - DirectorDonegal - Brian Friel- Tyrone GuthrieDonegal - Brian Friel - Cottage near Kncasslagh - 1960sDonegal - Brian Friel- 'The Enemy Within' - Abbey TheatreDonegal - Brian Friel- BallybegDonegal - Brian Friel 'Philadelphia here I Come!'Donegal - Brian Friel - Broadway successDonegal - brian friel - Literary Criticism
BRN:
3359782