Dràma na Gàidhlig: Ceud Bliadhna air an Àrd-ùrlar, 9781906841416
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Gaelic drama’s unsung century: eight plays bridging language and culture.

Dràma na Gàidhlig: Ceud Bliadhna air an Àrd-ùrlar

a century of gaelic drama

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  • Paperback

    376 pages

  • Release Date

    19 April 2021

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Summary

Compared to Gaelic poetry, the history of Gaelic theatre has not been a particularly long one, with the first examples appearing in the eighteenth century. However, drama in Gaelic began to thrive in the twentieth century, and modern Gaelic drama has the power to break down barriers and to touch people across linguistic and cultural divides.

This collection is a celebration of this often-overlooked genre, bringing together eight Gaelic plays from the start of the twentieth century to …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781906841416
ISBN-10:1906841411
Author:Michelle Macleod
Publisher:Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Imprint:Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:376
Release Date:19 April 2021
Weight:587g
Dimensions:235mm x 160mm x 30mm
Series:ASLS Annual Volumes
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Critics Review

Indispensable for anyone interested in modern drama, Scottish literature and whatever we might mean by cultural identity. It is a threshold to riches.

– Alan Riach * The National *

Published in one sturdy volume by the Association for Scottish Literary Studies, with Macleod’s lucid and illuminating introduction and a substantial, rich bibliography, the book is indispensable for anyone interested in modern drama, Scottish literature and whatever we might mean by cultural identity. It is a threshold to riches.

– Alan Riach * The National *

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