Ibsen and the Irish Revival

IRINA RUPPO MALONE is a graduate of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Trinity College Dublin and National University of Ireland, Galway, where she taught courses on Irish literature and theatre. She is currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NUI Galway, funded by the Irish Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

List of Illustrations Introduction  Dublin's First Introduction to Ibsen: The Realist Plays Ibsen and the Early Abbey Tradition Irish Nationalism and the Ideology of Ibsen's Drama Beyond Realism: the Reception of Ibsen's 'Symbolist' Plays Ibsen out of Date? A Farewell to the Revival and the Beginnings of Irish Modernism Epilogue: Dreams of Resurrection—Ibsen and George Moore Conclusion Appendix: Performances of Ibsen's Plays in Dublin 1894-1928 Notes Bibliography Index