Shaw and Wilde
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Shaw and Wilde
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eng
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Shaw and Wilde
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993053203
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016
Runtime
31
Summary
Irish playwrights faced a conundrum in the 19th century: they could write in Irish and remain relatively obscure, or they could find success by adopting English, the language of the conqueror. Examine how George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde navigated their Irish identity on the London stage. Professor Conner provides political and artistic context to their major works
Technique
live action
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