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20 décembre 2012
- doi: 10.4000/books.puc.612
- isbn: 9782905461605
- eisbn: 9782841334575
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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théâtre littérature irlandaise littérature de langue anglaise Irlande Ireland Irish literature theatre Literature, British Isles Theater LIT004120 DSBSujets proches
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Frank McGuinness, « An Irishman’s Theatre », Presses universitaires de Caen, ID : 10.4000/books.puc.612
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Legend has it that George Farquhar fought at the Siege of Derry, on the winning side. It is a pleasing irony to imagine the father of Irish theatre, Farquhar, there at the historical event which now can be dated as the radical unmaking of the Irish character. The Gaelic, Catholic tenacity to remain in and lay claim to the territory of Ireland finds its patriotic match in the Loyalist, Protestant determination to protect its holy city, to survive in its threatened province. The two tribes bega...