The Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh - (Critical Companions) by Patrick Lonergan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>The Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh</i> provides a definitive account of the career to date of this important world dramatist. It combines an analysis of all of his work with interviews, critical essays.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Martin McDonagh is one of the world's most popular dramatists. This is a highly readable and illuminating analysis of his career to date that will appeal to the legions of fans of his stage plays and the films <i>Six Shooter </i>and<i> In Bruges</i>. As a resource for students and practitioners it is unrivalled, providing an authoritative and enquiring approach to his work that moves beyond the tired discussions of national identity to offer a comprehensive critical exploration. <br/><p></p><br/><p>Patrick Lonergan provides a detailed analysis of each of his plays and films, their original staging, critical reception, and the connections within and between the Leenane Trilogy, the Aran Islands plays and more recent work. It includes an interview with Garry Hynes, artistic director of Druid Theatre Company, and offers four critical essays on key features of McDonagh's work by leading international scholars: Joan Dean, Eamonn Jordan, Jose Lanters and Karen O'Brien. A series of further resources including a chronology, glossary, notes on McDonagh's use of language and a list of further reading makes this the perfect companion to one of the most exciting dramatists writing today.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>As Patrick Lonergan's entertaining and enjoyable study of the playwright and film-maker points out, academics have frequently been more hostile [than critics]. Lonergan attempts to re-address this...By shifting the focus of his debate away from perennial debates surrounding the authenticity of Irish representation, Lonergan is able to pose much more interesting questions about the relationship between the author and his work...each section includes a very useful section of production analysis. The book also includes an extremely detailed glossary offering readers explanations of all the terms and major historical events dis cussed in McDonagh's plays...Lonergan's easy conversational tone and knowledgeable discussion of the plays will, though, be of interest to a general readership interested in McDonagh's work, and this book offers a comprehensive account of his varied and occasionally controversial career to date.<br/>New Theatre Quarterly<br><br>Patrick Lonergan - as enthusiastic as a true film buff ought to be, yet as defensive as a proud father - seeks to soothe the hostilities, and to show that the sheer force of the reactions to McDonagh's work has provoked only prove his momentous talent... [the book provides] a wealth of information and resources.<br/>Times Literary Supplement<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Dr Patrick Lonergan is a lecturer in English at National University of Ireland, Galway. He writes about theatre for <i>The Irish Times </i>and <i>Irish Theatre Magazine</i>. His first book, <i>Theatre and Globalization</i>, was awarded the 2008 Theatre Book Prize. He has authored two Student Editions of plays by Martin McDonagh and is editor of <i>The Methuen Drama Anthology of Irish Plays. </i>
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