1. English Literature in the Twentieth century
... moment of glory as the forum for debate on social issues, such as class and hypocrisy and double standards in public life. IRISH DRAMA Shaw and Wilde were Irishmen who, for the most part, used English subjects for their plays, staged in London, but there was also a very strong movement for native Irish drama. Sean O'Casey's plays are set in the city ... settings and local accents makes him much closer to O'Casey than is often realised. The realistic mining plays of D.H. Lawrence are the first lasting examples of 'kitchen-sink' drama of the twentieth century. They are written mainly...
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