Irish Plays and Playwrights

Cornelius Weygandt was born on December 13, 1871, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He wrote over eighteen books in his life. As a child, he was an enthusiast and wanted to become a scholar. He had an interest in many topics of literature, among which was his interest about contemporary Irish literature. He became acquainted with many famous figures of the Irish literary world, which inspired and helped him in writing this book. Weygandt died in 1957, leaving behind him family who loved him and colleagues and students who respected.

In this book the author gives an overview of the Irish literature. He provides personal look at the most famous Irish playwrights, their writings and the actors who performed them on stage.

In this book you will read about:

• The Celtic Renaissance
• W.B. Yeats
• Edward Martyn
• George Moore
• George W. Russell
• Lady Gregory
• John Millington Synge
• William Sharp
• The younger dramatists

Apart from reading about these writers and their writings, in this book you will read about their influence in terms of establishing the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.