{"product_id":"contemporary-irish-cinema-from-the-quiet-man-to-dancing-at-lughnasa-9780815605683","title":"Contemporary Irish Cinema: From the Quiet Man to Dancing at Lughnasa","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a time when national cinemas in France and Japan have been marginalized on world screens, movies from and about Ireland have attracted huge audiences and captured top international prizes \u003ci\u003e(The Crying Game)\u003c\/i\u003e, including an Academy Award \u003ci\u003e(My Left Foot)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn C\u003ci\u003eontemporary Irish Cinema, \u003c\/i\u003e James MacKillop takes a variety of approaches in the treatment of films and film makers. Essayists, like Harlan Kennedy, John Hill, Martin McLoon, and Brian Mcilroy, represent leading journalists and critics; other contributors include young scholars well grounded in current cinematic and literary theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors probe cinema's rewriting of Irish history, from the controversial \u003ci\u003eMichael Collin\u003c\/i\u003es and\u003ci\u003e In the Name of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e to playwright Stewart Parker's overlooked miniseries on Ulster sectarianism, Lost Belongings. Jim Loter brings the writings of Martin Heidegger to bear on Cathal Black's dark comedy, \u003ci\u003ePigs.\u003c\/i\u003e Attitudes toward the institutional church are revealed in Pamela Dolan's analysis of \u003ci\u003ePlayboys.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James MacKillop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.12w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815605683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames MacKillop\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of English at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York, is a former president of the American Conference for Irish Studies. He has published six books, among them Fionn mac Cumhaill and is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eIrish Literature: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e with Maureen O'Rourke Murphy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40955526185075,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e1a65653-4049-4d98-8916-e2895618dc17.jpg?v=1694624761","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/contemporary-irish-cinema-from-the-quiet-man-to-dancing-at-lughnasa-9780815605683","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}