English, Scottish, & Welsh Drama, Places - Drama, Irish Drama

Irish Folk-History Plays

Name: Irish Folk-History Plays
Author: Lady Gregory
ISBN: 9781411447660

by Lady Gregory

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Overview

This 1912 collection of plays by Lady Gregory, dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, contains three tragedies: Grania, Kincora, and Dervorgilla. Many critics believe that Grania, in which she takes a traditional myth glorifying female self-sacrifice and gives it a feminist reinterpretation, is her masterpiece.

About the Author, Lady Gregory

Lady Gregory (1852-1932), born Isabella Augusta Persse, was an Irish playwright, folklorist, and nationalist. A key figure in the Irish Literary Revival, she co-founded the Abbey Theater and Irish Literary Theatre with William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, and was instrumental in popularizing Irish mythology and folklore through her collections and dramas.