Anna Mcmullan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1229558 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Mcmullan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcmullan |
| SIGNATURE | MCMULLAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2531-3746 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Barthes, Beckett and the Theatre
Although Roland Barthes never wrote a play, 'theatre' or related terms such as 'scenario' or 'theatricality' recur throughout his oeuvre from the 1950s to the late 1970s. He wrote many reviews of theatre, but theatre and performance also became integral to much of the theoretical concerns of his later work. During this same period, Samuel Beckett's dramaturgy was evolving from his first full-length play, Eleutheria, to the later 'dramaticules' su…
Dancing in translation
This essay contributes to debates about theatre and cross-cultural encounter through an analysis of Irina Brook’s 1999 Swiss / French co-production of Irish playwright Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, in a French translation by Jean-Marie Besset. While the translation and Brook’s mise en scène clearly identified the source text and culture as Irish, they avoided cultural stereotypes, and rendered the play accessible to francophone audiences wit…
The Cambridge Companion to Brian Friel
Brian Friel is widely recognized as Ireland's greatest living playwright, winning an international reputation through such acclaimed works as Translations (1980) and Dancing at Lughnasa (1990). This 2006 collection of specially commissioned essays includes contributions from leading commentators on Friel's work (including two fellow playwrights) and explores the entire range of his career from his 1964 breakthrough with Philadelphia, Here I Come!…
The girls in the big picture
The Drama in the Text
The Drama in the Text
The girls in the big picture
The Cambridge Companion to Brian Friel
Brian Friel is widely recognized as Ireland's greatest living playwright, winning an international reputation through such acclaimed works as Translations (1980) and Dancing at Lughnasa (1990). This 2006 collection of specially commissioned essays includes contributions from leading commentators on Friel's work (including two fellow playwrights) and explores the entire range of his career from his 1964 breakthrough with Philadelphia, Here I Come!…
Dancing in translation
This essay contributes to debates about theatre and cross-cultural encounter through an analysis of Irina Brook’s 1999 Swiss / French co-production of Irish playwright Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, in a French translation by Jean-Marie Besset. While the translation and Brook’s mise en scène clearly identified the source text and culture as Irish, they avoided cultural stereotypes, and rendered the play accessible to francophone audiences wit…
Barthes, Beckett and the Theatre
Although Roland Barthes never wrote a play, 'theatre' or related terms such as 'scenario' or 'theatricality' recur throughout his oeuvre from the 1950s to the late 1970s. He wrote many reviews of theatre, but theatre and performance also became integral to much of the theoretical concerns of his later work. During this same period, Samuel Beckett's dramaturgy was evolving from his first full-length play, Eleutheria, to the later 'dramaticules' su…
Art (5 works) · Drama (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Theatre and Performance Studies (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · History (2 works) · Irish and British Studies (2 works) · Performance art (2 works) · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (2 works) · Samuel Beckett and Modernism (2 works)