(Mis)Translating Tragedy: Irish Poets and Greek Plays

Des O'Rawe

(Mis)Translating Tragedy: Irish Poets and Greek Plays

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Abstract

Over the last decade or so, contemporary Irish writers have been translating for the stage a range of commissioned and non-commissioned works from classical Greek tragedy. In so doing, these writers have sought to offer their audiences alternative ('mythic') touchstones for the important political and social debates of the day. This paper argues that, for the most part, the blending of Irish poetry with Greek tragedy continues to be ideologically implausible and formally unsuccessful.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Theatre: Ancient and Modern
Editors	Lorna Hardwick, Pat Easterling, Stanley Ireland, Nick Lowe, Fiona Macintosh
Publisher	Open University
Pages	109-124
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	074928577X
Publication status	Published - 01 Mar 2000

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