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A presente dissertação examina os diferentes elementos do sobrenatural encontrados em três peças do dramaturgo irlandês Conor McPherson: St Nicholas (1997), The Weir (1997) e The Seafarer (2006). Observa-se que o uso do sobrenatural é recorrente em sua obra, embora ele empregue elementos diferentes em cada uma das peças com o objetivo de retratar as angústias e os problemas existenciais do homem contemporâneo. St Nicholas é uma paródia das histórias de vampiros, em The Weir o autor recorre à tradição oral irlandesa do contador de histórias e em The Seafarer re-escreve a lenda de Fausto. / The present dissertation examines different elements of the supernatural found in three plays by the Irish playwright Conor McPherson: St Nicholas (1997), The Weir (1997) and The Seafarer (2006). The supernatural is a recurrent feature in McPhersons work, although he makes use of different elements in each of his plays with the aim of depicting the anxieties and existential problems of contemporary man. St Nicholas is a parody of vampire stories; in The Weir the author resorts to the Irish oral tradition of storytelling; and in The Seafarer he rewrites Fausts legend.

Esta tese tem como objetivo verificar os processos de transposição histórica e biográfica para três peças do dramaturgo irlandês Frank McGuinness, Innocence (1986), Mutabilitie (1997) e Speaking like Magpies (2005), e a interculturalidade deles resultante. Ela também se baseia na hipótese de que todos os processos se estruturaram a partir da ficcionalização de informações contidas em textos históricos e biográficos sobre os assuntos tratados em cada uma dessas peças, como uma crítica às narrativas que visam à objetividade. Este estudo constatou que, em relatos inconclusivos e em perfis de um famoso pintor italiano, de um renomado poeta inglês e de um controverso rei escocês da Inglaterra, modelados na Renascença a partir de suas obras e feitos, o dramaturgo encontrou uma oportunidade de mostrar a história e a biografia segundo a perspectiva irlandesa. / This dissertation aims at verifying the processes of historical and biographical transposition to three plays by Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, Innocence (1986), Mutabilitie (1997) and Speaking like Magpies (2005), and the interculturality resulting from them. It is also based on the hypothesis that all of the processes are structured from the fictionalization of the data contained in historical and biographical texts about the issues dealt with in each of these theatrical plays, as a way to criticize the narratives that target objectivity. In this study, it has been noticed that, in inconclusive reports and in the profiles of a famous Italian painter, of a renowned English poet, and of a controversial Scottish king of England, modeled in the Renaissance according to their works and deeds, the playwright found an opportunity to show history and biography from the Irish perspective.

A presente dissertação examina os diferentes elementos do sobrenatural encontrados em três peças do dramaturgo irlandês Conor McPherson: St Nicholas (1997), The Weir (1997) e The Seafarer (2006). Observa-se que o uso do sobrenatural é recorrente em sua obra, embora ele empregue elementos diferentes em cada uma das peças com o objetivo de retratar as angústias e os problemas existenciais do homem contemporâneo. St Nicholas é uma paródia das histórias de vampiros, em The Weir o autor recorre à tradição oral irlandesa do contador de histórias e em The Seafarer re-escreve a lenda de Fausto. / The present dissertation examines different elements of the supernatural found in three plays by the Irish playwright Conor McPherson: St Nicholas (1997), The Weir (1997) and The Seafarer (2006). The supernatural is a recurrent feature in McPhersons work, although he makes use of different elements in each of his plays with the aim of depicting the anxieties and existential problems of contemporary man. St Nicholas is a parody of vampire stories; in The Weir the author resorts to the Irish oral tradition of storytelling; and in The Seafarer he rewrites Fausts legend.

A presente dissertação examina as diferentes modalidades de violência encontradas em três peças do dramaturgo irlandês Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001) e The Pillowman (2003). Observa-se que o escritor trabalha o tema da violência de forma constante e recorrente, embora o tratamento de tal tema possua variações e diferenças de uma peça para outra. Busca-se provar, por meio de análise crítica, que os escritos de McDonagh não são uma censura à sociedade irlandesa, como sugerido em diversos trabalhos acadêmicos; suas peças são, na realidade, uma reflexão sobre a sociedade globalizada e sobre os seres humanos que habitam essa comunidade global. / The present dissertation examines the different modes of violence depicted in three plays of the Irish playwright Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001) and The Pillowman (2003). It is noticeable that the writer works with the theme of violence in a constant and recurrent way, although the treatment of such theme has variations and differences from play to play. It is attempted to prove, through critical analysis, that the writings of McDonagh are not a critique of the irish society, as it is suggested in many academic papers; actually, his plays are a reflection upon the globalized society and the human beings that inhabit this global community.

This dissertation examines a very popular and widespread trend in contemporary British and Irish theatre - monologue plays. One of the reasons of the recent boom of monologue-based theatre performances might be the fact that the condensed theatrical form presents a challenge for everyone involved - the playwrights, actors, and crucially also for the audience. The diversity and quantity of such plays present an obstacle that has deterred most theatre scholars from systematic analysis as it is difficult to decide on what ground such widespread phenomenon might be critically approached. Given the essential role the audience have as the only communication partner of the lonely monologists on stage, this work attempts to analyse the contemporary boom of monologue plays in the U.K. and Ireland by using a systematic framework, based on the various incorporations of the monologue, which enables examination of how specific strategies of the realisation of the monologue elicit audience engagement. First it explores monologue plays in which one actor/actress performs one character, then it deals with plays in which the performer re-enacts other characters, subsequently this work focuses on very rare experiments in the monologue form, where the performer re-enacts conflicting versions of their split selves and...

x, 147 p. A print copy of this title is available from the UO Libraries, under the call number: KNIGHT PR6053.A6944 Z75 2008 / This study explores and demonstrates how Marina Can uses Irish folktale motifs in her plays to bring the audience to a state of mind where they viscerally, as opposed to intellectually, engage with Ireland's search for a cultural post-colonial identity. The analysis of Carr's works focuses on four of her post- Mai plays: The Mai, Portia Coughlan, By the Bog of Cats, and On Raftery's Hill. The focus is on the connection between these plays and Irish folklore, and explores Carr's use of folklore motifs within her plays. The analysis uses the folkloristic research approach, which classifies items or stories in the folktales by identifying distinguishing characteristics or specific items within a tale genre. The indices used in the analysis are Aarne-Thompson Index, Tom-Peete Cross's Motif-index of Early Irish Literature, and Sean O'Sullivan's Motif-Index of Irish Folklore. The plays were searched for motifs that correspond with those of the folktale motifs, and were then compared with these found in the indices. A second analysis showed that, within these four plays, Marina Carr mainly uses Irish folktales from before England's colonization. She modifies the folktales within her plays, specifically around the issue of agency for her female protagonists. The concluding chapter offers a Jungian explanation of Carr's use of these folktales as a means to engage the Irish national discussion of the development of a cultural identity. / Adviser: John Watson

A presente dissertação examina as diferentes modalidades de violência encontradas em três peças do dramaturgo irlandês Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001) e The Pillowman (2003). Observa-se que o escritor trabalha o tema da violência de forma constante e recorrente, embora o tratamento de tal tema possua variações e diferenças de uma peça para outra. Busca-se provar, por meio de análise crítica, que os escritos de McDonagh não são uma censura à sociedade irlandesa, como sugerido em diversos trabalhos acadêmicos; suas peças são, na realidade, uma reflexão sobre a sociedade globalizada e sobre os seres humanos que habitam essa comunidade global. / The present dissertation examines the different modes of violence depicted in three plays of the Irish playwright Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001) and The Pillowman (2003). It is noticeable that the writer works with the theme of violence in a constant and recurrent way, although the treatment of such theme has variations and differences from play to play. It is attempted to prove, through critical analysis, that the writings of McDonagh are not a critique of the irish society, as it is suggested in many academic papers; actually, his plays are a reflection upon the globalized society and the human beings that inhabit this global community.

Esta tese tem como objetivo verificar os processos de transposição histórica e biográfica para três peças do dramaturgo irlandês Frank McGuinness, Innocence (1986), Mutabilitie (1997) e Speaking like Magpies (2005), e a interculturalidade deles resultante. Ela também se baseia na hipótese de que todos os processos se estruturaram a partir da ficcionalização de informações contidas em textos históricos e biográficos sobre os assuntos tratados em cada uma dessas peças, como uma crítica às narrativas que visam à objetividade. Este estudo constatou que, em relatos inconclusivos e em perfis de um famoso pintor italiano, de um renomado poeta inglês e de um controverso rei escocês da Inglaterra, modelados na Renascença a partir de suas obras e feitos, o dramaturgo encontrou uma oportunidade de mostrar a história e a biografia segundo a perspectiva irlandesa. / This dissertation aims at verifying the processes of historical and biographical transposition to three plays by Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, Innocence (1986), Mutabilitie (1997) and Speaking like Magpies (2005), and the interculturality resulting from them. It is also based on the hypothesis that all of the processes are structured from the fictionalization of the data contained in historical and biographical texts about the issues dealt with in each of these theatrical plays, as a way to criticize the narratives that target objectivity. In this study, it has been noticed that, in inconclusive reports and in the profiles of a famous Italian painter, of a renowned English poet, and of a controversial Scottish king of England, modeled in the Renaissance according to their works and deeds, the playwright found an opportunity to show history and biography from the Irish perspective.