Chekhov, Anton, Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters: A Translation, translated by Brian Friel, Gallery Books, 1981.

Friel's translation of the Chekhov play to which Dancing at Lughnasa has sometimes been compared provides further insight into Friel's perspective on the two dramas.

Grene, Nicholas, The Politics of Irish Drama: Plays in Context from Boucicault to Friel, Cambridge University Press, 1999.

This text provides critical discussion of the historical and political significance of major Irish playwrights.

Kerwin, William, ed., Brian Friel: A Casebook, Garland, 1997.

Kerwin's book is a collection of critical essays on Friel's drama and fiction.

Pine, Richard, Brian Friel and Ireland's Drama, Routledge, 1990.

Pine's work discusses Friel's stage plays in the context of the history and literary traditions of the Irish stage.