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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Dancing at Lughnasa Information
2,226 words, approx. 7 pages
 Dancing at Lughnasa (see also Lughnasa, the ancient pagan ritual) is a play by Brian Friel set in Ireland's County Donegal in August 1936. Set in the fictional town of Ballybeg (Baile Beag - small town in Irish), though many believe that Friel's true...
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 The Boston Globe `Dancing at Lughnasa': Simply wonderful
11/23/1991: 1,076 words, approx. 4 pages DANCING AT LUGHNASA. Play in two acts by Brian Friel Directed by Patrick Mason. Set by Joe Vanek. Lighting by Trevor Dawson. Sound by T. Richard Fitgerald. Choreography by Terry John Bates. At: the Plymouth Theater, New York NEW YORK... summary from source:
The Boston Herald Streep dances in 'Lughnasa'.
12/25/1998: 470 words, approx. 2 pages "Dancing at Lughnasa." Rated PG-13. At the Kendall Square and West Newton cinemas. Two and a half stars Pat O'Connor's "Dancing at Lughnasa," a mossy film version of a memory play by Brian Friel, is more blarney than Checkov. The...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Elmer Andrews
6,592 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following excerpt, Andrews analyzes the "central image" of dancing in Dancing at Lughnasa.
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Critical Essay by David Krause
2,386 words, approx. 8 pages
In the excerpt below, Krause claims Dancing at Lughnasa "lacks the essential and fulsome poetry and rhythm of dramatic speech" and criticizes Friel for writing a play "that is more attractive to the eye than the ear."
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Critical Review by Christopher Edwards
769 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review of the London production of Dancing at Lughnasa at the Lyttelton Theatre, Edwards praises Friel's characterization of the five Mundy sisters.
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