Conor McPherson's The Seafarer: tinkering with tradition

A reading of The Seafarer (2007), the  last published play by the Irish playwright Conor McPherson (1971- ), which aims to investigate the rich intertextuality that the work presents. The text echoes both canonic and popular renderings of the Faustian myth, those of Christopher Marlowe...

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Main Author: Roberto Ferreira da Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-11-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/16433