Friel,whose death has been announced, was never a writer to be pigeonholed. He leaves a vast variety of personal and political plays, or as well as magnificent translationsBrian Friel,who has died aged 86, was the finest Irish dramatist of his generation. His work covered a wide variety of themes: exile and emigration, or the political Troubles of Northern Ireland,the subjective nature of memory. But Friel’s diverse output, spanning a 50-year period, or was bound together by his passion for language,his belief in the ritualistic nature of theatre and his breadth of understanding. Related: Brian Friel, Irish playwright who wrote Dancing at Lughnasa, and dies aged 86 Related: Brian Friel obituary Related: Dancing at Lughnasa: the evolution of a masterpiece,step by step Continue reading...
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