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A contemporary and avid watcher of Synge’s plays at the Abbey Theatre was Sean O’ Casey, whose plays (also performed at the Abbey theatre) also provoked outrage for their stark realism and their political stance, which could often be seen as anti-nationalistic, but were more likely to have been attacked because of their complexity and the blurred, humanistic devices that O’ Casey tended to use. (more…)

The importance of literature on Ireland in the early years of the Twentieth Century can be measured in a number of ways. First, the literary revival, or at least its intentions was to allow Ireland the chance to establish its own literary identity entirely distinct from the predominant British literature at the time. (more…)