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Philip Pang edited the blog post Memory and Musicals in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 3 months ago
Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone’s 1776
This American musical written by Peter Stone focuses on the American Revolution around the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This musical focuses on key figures from the revolution such as John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Richard Henry Lee and their contributions to the independence…[Read more]
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Philip Pang edited the blog post Memory and Literary Revival in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 3 months ago
Cathleen Ni Houlihan
This was a play written in 1902 by William Butler Yeats and Lady Gregory and is filled with symbolism and focuses on men sacrificing their lives for Irish independence. Cathleen Ni Houlihan represents Ireland and she goes to a home where there is about to be a marriage and convinces the future groom, Michael, to give up the…[Read more]
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Philip Pang edited the blog post Memory and Political Melodramas in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 3 months ago
Political melodramas underwent a political radicalization from the 1880s to the 1900s, represented by their transition from comedy to tragedy. This shift can be seen in the expansive career of playwright Dion Boucicault. Earlier in the nineteenth century, Boucicault’s plays tended to portray reconciliation between Ireland and England. Trans…[Read more]
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