Kirjailija
Sean O'Casey
Kirjat ja teokset yhdessä paikassa: 28 kirjaa, julkaisuja vuosilta 1968–2026, suosituimpiin kuuluu The Autobiographies of Sean O'Casey. Vertaile teosten hintoja ja tarkista saatavuus suomalaisista kirjakaupoista.
Nimi esiintyy myös muodoissa: Seán O'Casey
28 kirjaa
Kirjojen julkaisuvuodet: 1968–2026.
Ah, what can God do agen the stupidity o' men! Dublin, 1922. The Irish Civil War is tearing the nation apart. In the cauldron of the family's tiny tenement flat, Juno Boyle, a beleaguered matriarch whose sharp wit is a survival tool, struggles to make ends meet and keep the family together. Her husband, 'Captain' Jack Boyle, fancies himself a ship's commander but sails no further than the pub. Then providence comes knocking with news of a greatinheritance. Sean O'Casey's tragicomic masterpiece was first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1924, and revived at the Gielgud Theatre, London, in September 2024.'The power of Juno and the Paycock never fails to surprise and enthral and inspire. Its violent passion, its deep humanity, its bubbling humour and its appalling tragedy are soaked in the very spirit of Ireland itself.' Daily Mail
The Playboy of the Western World and Two Other Irish Plays
J.M. Synge; Sean O'Casey; W B Yeats
Penguin Classics
2009
pokkari
A murderer becomes the toast of the village as his charm negates his crime. A young countess saves her tenants from starvation, but only by selling her soul to the Devil. The sleepy parish of Nyadnanave sees a vision of a cockerel that dares the inhabitants to break the shackles of Church and State. All these plays were met with moral outrage and rioting in their native Ireland. Yeats's 'The Countess Cathleen' (1892), J. M. Synge's 'The Playboy of the Western World' (1907) and O'Casey's 'Cock-a-doodle Dandy' (1949) emerged from a period of traumatic change for Ireland. While the plays bear witness to the immmense social upheavals of the turn of the twentieth century, they also represent a new age of Irish drama that rose from the turmoil, and their lessons ring true to this day.
Seven Plays By Sean O'casey
Sean O'Casey; Ronald Ayling; Steven M. Studebaker
Red Globe Press
1985
nidottu
This edition of Sean O'Casey's major plays is designed specifically for students and teachers. The plays are supported by a full introduction, covering O'Casey's career and critical responses to the plays, full notes and a bibliography.
The most famous play by this remarkable Irish dramatist. Juno and the Paycock has been produced throughout the world and offers a compelling look at the family conflicts of struggling Irish matriarch Juno Boyle's Herculean attempts to keep her children safe and her husband "Captain" Jack Boyle sober despite his foolish schemes and the ongoing "troubles" in early 20th century Dublin.
Dublín. En el marco del fallido Levantamiento de 1916, la clase trabajadora intenta sobrevivir. O'Casey nos acerca a personajes contradictorios pero cercanos, cuyas vidas se ven moldeadas por la pobreza extrema y por fuerzas que escapan a su control. Cuando la obra se estrenó en 1926, las protestas fueron sonadas. Hoy en día, celebramos la obra por su realismo, su hábil descripción de temas complejos y su profundo peso emocional. Los grandes momentos históricos siempre conllevan un gran coste humano, y O'Casey consigue describir sus múltiples dimensiones de una forma excepcional. «El arado y las estrellas me sigue despertando profundas emociones y, aunque aún llevaba pantalones cortos, todo lo que vi aquella noche en el pequeño centro cívico de mi pueblo acabó siendo una de las principales razones por las que decidí dedicar mi vida al teatro en sus diversas formas». Denis Rafter, director de teatro, actor y escritor. Esta es la primera traducción publicada en España de este aclamado texto. Gracias al apoyo de la institución Literature Ireland, este relato de un momento clave de la historia de Irlanda llega por fin al público hispanohablante en su propio idioma.
The Drums of Father Ned is a play written by Irish playwright Sean O'Casey. The story is set in Dublin during the Easter Rising of 1916, a pivotal moment in Irish history. The play revolves around the character of Father Ned, a Catholic priest who is torn between his loyalty to the British Crown and his love for his country. As the rebellion unfolds, Father Ned's beliefs and loyalties are put to the test, and he must ultimately decide where his allegiances lie. The play explores themes of patriotism, loyalty, and the struggle for independence, and is considered a classic of Irish literature. O'Casey's vivid portrayal of the events of the Easter Rising, combined with his sharp wit and poignant dialogue, make The Drums of Father Ned a powerful and moving work of drama. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
'I thought that no man liveth and dieth to himself, so I put behind what I thought and what I did the panorama of the world I lived in - the things that made me.'Sean O'Casey, 1948Sean O'Casey's six-part Autobiography, originally published between 1939 and 1955, is an eloquently comprehensive self-portrait of an artist's life and times, unsurpassed in literature. As its title suggests, Rose and Crown (1952) reflects O'Casey's experience of making a new home in England where, socialist passion intact, he makes a sharp study of the General Strike of 1926. Sunset and Evening Star (1954) offers both valediction and celebration: for though O'Casey views Ireland as 'a decaying ark... afraid of the falling rain of the world's thought', he can still envisage the nation's young 'throwing out some of the musty stuff, bringing the fresh and the new...'Faber Finds is devoted to restoring to readers a wealth of lost or neglected classics and authors of distinction. The range embraces fiction, non-fiction, the arts and children's books. For a full list of available titles visit www.faberfinds.co.uk. To join the dialogue with fellow book-lovers please seeour blog, www.faberfindsblog.co.uk.