Dancing at Lughnasa (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Brian Friel
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Summer, 1936
- Genres: Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Family or family life, Parents and children, Rural or country life, 1930’s, Sisters, Ireland or Irish people, Peasantry or peasants, Paganism
- Locales: Donegal, Ireland
Places Discussed
Mundy home. Typical rural Irish farm house of the 1930’s, with a kitchen serving as a general living and working area. Not just the cooking but all domestic tasks take place here, including the knitting Agnes and Rose sell to a local merchant. The wireless radio, which the sisters have dubbed “Marconi” after the name on its front, occupies a key position; also visible are an iron range, a sturdy table, an oil lamp, and buckets for well water by the back door. As the stage directions note, these austere furnishings are mitigated by flowers, curtains, and...
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