Making History
Author(s): Brian Friel
The central character of this play is Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, who led an Irish and Spanish alliance against the armies of Elizabeth I in an attempt to drive the English out of Ireland. The action takes place before and after the Battle of Kinsale, at which the alliance was defeated: with O'Neill at home in Dungannon, as a fugitive in the mountains, and finally exiled in Rome. In his handling of this momentous episode Brian Friel has avoided the conventions of 'historical drama' to produce a play about history, the continuing process.
General Information
- :
- : Faber & Faber, Limited
- : Faber & Faber, Limited
- : 0.084
- : 01 June 1989
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Brian Friel
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 822/.914
- : 80