Research Article

THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE

Volume: 10 Number: 1 April 30, 2024
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THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE

Abstract

The end of the nineteenth century was a turning point for Irish theatre with the establishment of the Irish Literary Theatre as playwrights attempted to write national plays disengaging from the British theatre. This period is known as the Celtic Revival, a period of building a national identity both by political and cultural action, during which the playwrights contributed to the rejuvenation of the old Irish myths and traditions. However, at the end of the twentieth century when Ireland became a multicultural country with multiple identities, and opened to the outer world politically and economically, the Irish theatre, too, started to change its outlook by problematizing the nationalistic elements of Irishness instead of glorifying the national and cultural values. The Irish playwright, Martin McDonagh has also maintained a pluralist approach challenging the traditional and national elements in his plays. Instead of adhering to a national identity, McDonagh believes in cultural pluralism to adapt to the new century. McDonagh’s pluralist approach will be discussed with Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of ‘nomadic identity’ and ‘rhizome’. Thus, this paper aims to analyze how McDonagh problematizes the national identity in The Beauty Queen of Leenane by portraying characters, who are incarcerated by meaningless national values and norms.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Contemporary Drama Studies, Modernist/Postmodernist Literature

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2024

Submission Date

August 18, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 29, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Başcı, M. S., & Mızıkyan, A. (2024). THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 10(1), 80-94. https://doi.org/10.31463/aicusbed.1344619
AMA
1.Başcı MS, Mızıkyan A. THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024;10(1):80-94. doi:10.31463/aicusbed.1344619
Chicago
Başcı, Meryem Senem, and Arpine Mızıkyan. 2024. “THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE”. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 10 (1): 80-94. https://doi.org/10.31463/aicusbed.1344619.
EndNote
Başcı MS, Mızıkyan A (April 1, 2024) THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 10 1 80–94.
IEEE
[1]M. S. Başcı and A. Mızıkyan, “THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE”, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 80–94, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.31463/aicusbed.1344619.
ISNAD
Başcı, Meryem Senem - Mızıkyan, Arpine. “THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE”. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 10/1 (April 1, 2024): 80-94. https://doi.org/10.31463/aicusbed.1344619.
JAMA
1.Başcı MS, Mızıkyan A. THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024;10:80–94.
MLA
Başcı, Meryem Senem, and Arpine Mızıkyan. “THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE”. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 80-94, doi:10.31463/aicusbed.1344619.
Vancouver
1.Meryem Senem Başcı, Arpine Mızıkyan. THE PROBLEM OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN MARTIN MCDONAGH’S THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024 Apr. 1;10(1):80-94. doi:10.31463/aicusbed.1344619