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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 camp, a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers is 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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Sign Inopen_syllabus_projectAmerican drama (dramatic works by one author)British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)DramaPr6056.r5 t7 1981
The Swinging Light
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First Published
1981
Pages
71 pages
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9
Publisher
York Press
Language
FRE, ENG
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Published
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