Brian Friel

<p> Surveying the life work and accolades of Irish playwright Brian Friel this literary companion investigates his personal and professional relationships and his literary topics and themes such as belonging violence patriarchy and hypocrisy.</p><p> Character summaries describe his most significant figures particularly St. Columba the victims of <I>Derry's Bloody Sunday</I> and Hugh O'Neill the Lord of Tyrone.</p><p> Entries analyze Friel's style in detail from his column in the <I>Irish Times</I> and his short fiction in the <I>New Yorker</I> to his most recent plays <I>Philadelphia Here I Come! Translations</I> and <I>Dancing at Lughnasa</I>.</p>