Representing Sexual Violence in the Early Plays of Conor McPherson

Lisa Fitzpatrick

Representing Sexual Violence in the Early Plays of Conor McPherson

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Conor McPherson’s plays frequently evoke a sense of sexual violence and threat. The violence is not enacted on stage or expressed in violent dialogue, but rather is usually spoken by one character as a past-tense, reflective narrative, that functions to reveal something significant about the characters, their emotional states, or transitional events in their biographies. This essay aims to examine four of McPherson’s early plays to explore the representation of sexual violence and its dramatic function.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Theatre of Conor McPherson: Right Beside the Beyond
Place of Publication	Dublin
Publisher	Carysfort Press
Pages	61-76
ISBN (Print)	978-1-904505-61-7
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 28 Sept 2012

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