Home, the Asylum, and the Workhouse in The Shadow of the Glen

LITTLE, James Joseph. Home, the Asylum, and the Workhouse in The Shadow of the Glen. Irish University Review. 2016, roč. 46, č. 2, s. 260–74, 15 s. ISSN 0021-1427. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.3366/iur.2016.0226.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Home, the Asylum, and the Workhouse in The Shadow of the Glen

Autoři

LITTLE, James Joseph

Vydání

Irish University Review, 2016, 0021-1427

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Další údaje

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3366/iur.2016.0226

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-84995549424

Klíčová slova anglicky

Synge; asylum; workhouse

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

This essay analyses J.M. Synge's construction of domestic and institutional space in his debut play The Shadow of the Glen. The Richmond Asylum and Rathdrum Union Workhouse, the two institutions of confinement which are mentioned in the play, are seen as playing important roles in constructing a threatening offstage space beyond the cottage walls. The essay reads Nora's departure from the home at the end of the play as an eviction into this hostile environment, thereby challenging the dominant interpretation of The Shadow as a woman's choice between her home and the road. By drawing on historical research and Synge's travel writing to delineate contemporary attitudes towards the asylum and the workhouse, the essay aims to provide a deeper understanding of the play's dynamics of place.