Sean O'Casey: Writer at Work: A Biography, (Hardcover)

<p>Seán O'Casey was the quintessential Dublin playwright. In critical works that include his Dublin Trilogy - The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars - he portrayed the traumatic birth of a nation and delved into the Irish national character. Christopher Murray's <i>Seán O'Casey: Writer at Work </i>takes a fresh look at the last of the great writers of the Irish literary revival. </p><p>O'Casey was a self-made man of letters torn between a humanist vision of life rooted in his Dublin childhood and a utopian loyalty to the Soviet Union. Rich in original material, <i>Seán O'Casey </i>reconstructs a life committed to writing as a moral endeavour. Murray vividly establishes 'O'Casey's Ireland, ' the Dublin of O'Casey's childhood, and the political situation in Ireland. Murray further explores O'Casey's rise as an international figure - much of his income after leaving Ireland came from the United States - and contrasts his mature socialist work with the early nationalistic writing. </p><p>In <i>Seán O'Casey </i>Murray paints a dazzling picture of a passionate and generous artist who is among the best dramatists of the twentieth century.</p>

• Sean O'Casey: Writer at Work: A Biography, (Hardcover)
• Author: McGill-Queen's University Press
• ISBN: 9780773528895
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2004-11-08
• Page Count: 590