Overview
Examines the Gate’s poetics over the first three decades of its existence
Investigates cultural exchanges pertaining to the development of Irish-language theatre and the politics of the Gate
Moves away from analyzing Irish theatre in postcolonial terms in favour of an exploration of wider global contexts
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Based on extensive archival research, this open access book examines the poetics and politics of the Dublin Gate Theatre (est. 1928) over the first three decades of its existence, discussing some of its remarkable productions in the comparative contexts of avant-garde theatre, Hollywood cinema, popular culture, and the development of Irish-language theatre, respectively. The overarching objective is to consider the output of the Gate in terms of cultural convergence – the dynamics of exchange, interaction, and acculturation that reveal the workings of transnational infrastructures.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ruud van den Beuken is Assistant Professor of English Literature at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He was awarded the 2015 ISTR New Scholars’ Prize and his publications include Avant-Garde Nationalism at the Dublin Gate Theatre, 1928–1940 (2020).
Ian R. Walsh is a Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at NUI Galway, Ireland. His publications include Experimental Irish Theatre: After W.B. Yeats (2012) and The Theatre of Enda Walsh (2015), co-edited with Mary Caulfield.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cultural Convergence
Book Subtitle: The Dublin Gate Theatre, 1928–1960
Editors: Ondřej Pilný, Ruud van den Beuken, Ian R. Walsh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57562-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-57561-8Published: 04 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-57564-9Published: 05 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-57562-5Published: 03 November 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 244
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Theatre History, National/Regional Theatre and Performance, British and Irish Literature