Translations
The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local...
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The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English. In examining the effects of this operation on the lives of a small group, Brian Friel skillfully reveals the far-reaching personal and cultural effects of an action which is at first sight purely administrative.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571117420 (0571117422)
Publish date: March 16th 1995
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Pages no: 91
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Read For School,
Historical Fiction,
Irish Literature,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
College,
Ireland
Wonderful play about the power of language in every sphere. Beautifully imagined, wonderful characters fleshed out and realistic.
Play about language and power, set in a village in 1830s Donegal. I loved Dancing at Lughnasa: A Play and this has a higher overall rating *rubs handies*
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