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TranslationsTranslations by Brian Friel explores how language shapes cultural identity. The British have taken control of Ireland. Much of the play focuses on their attempts to make Ireland a part of the...
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TranslationsTranslations by Brian Friel focuses on the British colonization of Ireland. Although the colonization is a military-led one, much of the play focuses on cultural colonization. More specifically,...
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TranslationsJ. Alfred Prufrock is a young man trapped in his own mind, so full of hesitation and doubt that he's almost paralyzed by inaction. Contrast that with the great ancient hero Ulysses, a man of action...
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TranslationsBrian Friel's play Translations treats the sensible topic of the Irish cultural identity under the scope of the British occupation of Ireland. Moreover, the play touches on delicate themes such as...
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TranslationsColonization is one of the primary themes in Brian Friel's Translations. It is manifest in a variety of ways, although Friel explores the topic in two primary modes: 1) the physical presence of the...
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TranslationsThe central debate in this wonderful play concerns the relationship of the Irish to their ancient language of Gaelic and then the language that has been imposed upon them through history by the...
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TranslationsI think that you are on the right track with your thoughts. My guess is if you continue thinking about them, you will no doubt come across a good thesis statement. In looking at the issue of...
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TranslationsBrian Friel's play Translations deals with significant social issues, both from a historical perspective and a current social perspective. Set in 1833, the play tells the story of one Irish...
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TranslationsBrian Friel's Translations depicts the beginning of the end of the Irish language, as it focuses on the efforts of a group of English mapmakers and soldiers translating Irish place names into...
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TranslationsThe play is about lifestyles, about social values, about how we judge and interpret actions from cultures other than our own. While the obvious meaning of “Translations” is the work of the English...
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TranslationsThis play points towards a conception of time where once-mighty civilisations are overthrown and are replaced by other forces that displace the original language and culture of the original...