Dion Boucicault Irish Identity on Stage
Dion Boucicault Irish Identity on Stage by Deirdre McFeely is a critical study published by Cambridge University Press on July 2, 2015. This reprint edition spans 230 pages and is presented in English. The book offers an in-depth analysis of Dion Boucicault’s Irish plays, situating them within the broader context of his career and the theatrical landscape of the New York-London-Dublin triangle.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the reception of Boucicault’s works, exploring how the social and political climates of his time influenced their production and interpretation. McFeely interprets theatre history as a sociocultural phenomenon, emphasizing the interplay between colonialism and the politics of reception. This study shifts the focus from the plays themselves to the dynamics of the auditorium and the press, providing insights into Boucicault’s multifaceted role as a playwright, actor, and publicist within the evolving landscape of drama and performing arts.
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Deirdre McFeely presents the first book-length critical study of Dion Boucicault, placing his Irish plays in the context of his overall career. The book undertakes a detailed examination of the reception of the plays in the New York-London-Dublin theatre triangle which Boucicault inhabited. Interpreting theatre history as a sociocultural phenomenon that closely approximates social history, McFeely examines the different social and political worlds in which the plays were produced, demonstrating that the complex politics of reception of the plays cannot be separated from the social and political implications of colonialism at that time. The study argues for a shift in focus from the politics of the plays, and their author, to the politics of the auditorium and the press, or the politics of reception. It is within that complex and shifting field of stage, theatre and public media that Boucicault’s performance as playwright, actor and publicist is interpreted.
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