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S/LI/381. Sean O'Casey: life and plays

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900
DATE:
2009
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The paper describes the life and creative work of the Irish playwright Sean O'Casey discussing his portrayals of the slums of Dublin in the early plays ‘The Shadow of a Gunman', ‘Juno and the Paycock', ‘ The Plough and the Stars', etc. The realism of these plays is compared to the symbolism and fantasy of O'Casey's later plays, i.e. ‘Within the Gates', ‘The Star Turns Red', ‘Purple Dust', etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Sean O’Casey, Abbey theatre, Dublin, playwright,

 
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