Two early verse plays written for the Fay brothers’ Irish National Theatre. In The King’s Threshold the poet Seanchan starves himself on the steps of King Guaire’s palace to defend the ancient rights of poets at court. On Baile’s Strand brings Cuchulain into conflict with the High King Conchubar and with a young stranger from Scotland.
Key works from the beginnings of the Abbey Theatre and the Irish literary revival. Download the free EPUB.