Working-Class Women in Irish Literature and Theatre: Emerging from the Silence (1) (Routledge Studies in Irish Literature)

By: Clara Mallon and Salomé Pau

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Synopsis: Working-Class Women in Irish Literature and Theatre critically engages with works of theatre both by and about working-class women, historically and presently. Addressing professional and community theatre productions, from both textual and performative perspectives, this volume focuses on works of theatre by practitioners, directors, playwrights, and performance artists across rural and urban contexts. Irish theatre has a long history of signifying social class. Yet the representations of working-class women in Irish theatrical history also encompass several problematic issues, starting with the fact that these depictions were created by male writers like J. M Synge and Seán O'Casey to name but a few. Nonetheless, the theatre’s emphasis on embodied performance and its ability to reach its public in an unmediated way has attracted working-class engagement perhaps more than other art forms in Ireland. Contemporary playwrights in the Republic and the north of Ireland have tirelessly striven to illuminate working-class women’s lived experiences and have reframed the characterisation of working-class women by drawing out the intersection of social class with sexualities, ethnic minorities, and racial identities. This edited collection also includes the voices of directors, playwrights, and performers who identify with a working-class social background, offering first-hand accounts of their lived experience in the theatre industry.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 264 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040353899
Related ISBNs:: 9781040353813, 9781003306856, 9781032308227
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 07/25/25
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Clara Mallon and Salomé Paul
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Clara Mallon
Edited by:: Salomé Paul