Translations: A Play (Faber Paperbacks)
by Brian Friel
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Author: Brian FrielEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-03-16
ISBN: 0571117422
Number of pages: 72
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Book Reviews of Translations: A Play (Faber Paperbacks)
Book Review: A sublime play...
Summary: 5 Stars
Friel does a wonderful job of using the beginnings of theIrish Potato Famine and the callous attitude of the English
government as a backdrop for the far more interesting issue
of language and history- more specifically, how the words
we use can only imperfectly capture the feelings and connections
we feel about the object itself; and how the stories we
tell about history can be more important than what actually
happened. What is most poignant and touching to me is
the relationship between Maire, who speaks only Irish, and
Yolland, the British soldier who attempts to learn Irish
as they fall in love.
The politics that undo their relationship seem almost to
happen as an afterthought- the moments they share, and
their ability to communicate beyond language, make the
play sad and joyful.
Although this to me is certainly a very Irish play, its
impact and meaning(s) cannot be confined to Ireland. It
poses questions to all of us and the worlds we inhabit.
Summary of Translations: A Play (Faber Paperbacks)
The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English. In examining the effects of this operation on the lives of a small group, Brian Friel skillfully reveals the far-reaching personal and cultural effects of an action which is at first sight purely administrative.
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