Author: | Judith Hill | ISBN: | 9781848899353 |
Publisher: | Gill Books | Publication: | April 14, 2011 |
Imprint: | The Collins Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Judith Hill |
ISBN: | 9781848899353 |
Publisher: | Gill Books |
Publication: | April 14, 2011 |
Imprint: | The Collins Press |
Language: | English |
Lady Gregory, Abbey Theatre founder and patron of W. B. Yeats, writer and daughter of a Galway landowner, became a key figure in the Irish Revival. This new biography investigates Augusta Gregory’s varied relationships and the contradictions and achievements of her life. This portrait of a fascinating woman places Lady Gregory in the Ireland of her time, showing how her nationalism in politics and literature shaped her life and work.
Lady Gregory, Abbey Theatre founder and patron of W. B. Yeats, writer and daughter of a Galway landowner, became a key figure in the Irish Revival. This new biography investigates Augusta Gregory’s varied relationships and the contradictions and achievements of her life. This portrait of a fascinating woman places Lady Gregory in the Ireland of her time, showing how her nationalism in politics and literature shaped her life and work.