Sean O'Casey : a life
1989, 1st Paladin edition. London : Paladin. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #402074
ISBN: 0586087788
Physical description: 448 pages, 16 pages of plates; illustrations, maps,ports.; 20 cm. Notes: Originally published: London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1988. Includes index. Contents: Act One: Swords of Light 1880-1921 -- Two eternities -- The first sword -- Fiery blossoms -- The third eye -- They dreamed and are dead -- Lethe's whaf -- Act two: On the run 1921-1927 -- The shaft which flies in Darkness -- Hearts of Flesh and Stone -- Green, white, orange - or yellow -- Divine afflatus -- Free wheeling -- A part in life -- Act Three: The shape of a new world -- 1927 - 1964 -- Slouching towards Bethlehem -- A new character -- The phantoms of hyde park -- Pink wilderness -- A detrimental temper -- Divorce, Irish-style -- Th' gentle ripple of a rose -- Epilogue - Saint or Gunman? Subjects: O'Casey, Sean 1880-1964; 1900 - 1999; Dramatists, Irish 20th century ; Biography; Dramatists, Irish; Literature; Drama; Theater; Drama in English O'Casey, Sean 1880-1964.
Price: €10.95