Behind the Scenes: Yeats, Horniman, and the Struggle for the Abbey Theatre Volume 11

by Adrian Frazier

Book Overview

Behind the Scenes presents the story of Dublin's famous Abbey Theatre and its major creative personalities: W. B. Yeats, Annie Horniman, J. M. Synge, and Lady Gregory. Part history, part sociology, part biography, Frazier's work recreates the forces that shaped the Abbey stage, forces that involved the spirited participation of actors, audiences, press, and financiers as well as of the famous poet-playwright who was its co-director. His book unfolds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520306112
• ISBN13: 9780520306110
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"