This collection is a showcase of the wit and passion that is the mark of the author's drama. Included are "The Public Death of Shakespeare", O'Casey's musings on the state of the theatre, "Coward Codology", on the work of Noel Coward, and "Bonfire Under a Black Sun", O'Casey's bitter reaction against the critics of "holy Ireland" who lambasted "The Bishop's Bonfire", one of his last plays, for its anti-clerical stance. Here too are his reactions to the failures and futures of the arts, to films, and to the subjects and people dearest to him - Dublin, Shaw, laughter and flags. The book also includes four short stories.
- ISBN10 0863697348
- ISBN13 9780863697340
- Publish Date 21 April 1994 (first published 16 April 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 October 1995
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Virgin Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 288
- Language English