A Brechtian Scene in Modern Irish Drama: Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa
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In this paper, I analyze Dancing at Lughnasa, arguably Friel’s most popular play, as a play heavily influenced by Brechtian dramaturgy. A memory play, Dancing at Lughnasa nonetheless focuses on the fragility and fallibility of memory: at the same time it dramatizes the ontological need for memory, it problematizes the intricate relationship between personal and historical memory. A vast majority of critical studies of Brian Friel, the most celebrated contemporary Irish playwright, have placed him firmly and rather insistently in the Irish cultural and historical context. In so doing, they tend to stress the local aspect of his plays and thus to localize his dramatic contributions. This study will, I hope, help de-localize Friel’s reputation and relocate him onto a more international/transnational plane of contemporary drama.
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In this paper, I analyze Dancing at Lughnasa, arguably Friel’s most popular play, as a play heavily influenced by Brechtian dramaturgy. A memory play, Dancing at Lughnasa nonetheless focuses on the fragility and fallibility of memory: at the same time it dramatizes the ontological need for memory, it problematizes the intricate relationship between personal and historical memory. A vast majority of critical studies of Brian Friel, the most celebrated contemporary Irish playwright, have placed him firmly and rather insistently in the Irish cultural and historical context. In so doing, they tend to stress the local aspect of his plays and thus to localize his dramatic contributions. This study will, I hope, help de-localize Friel’s reputation and relocate him onto a more international/transnational plane of contemporary drama.
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