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The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedgeschool in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, 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 skilfully reveals the far-reaching personal and cultural effects of an action which is at first sight purely administrative.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571117420
eBay Product ID (ePID)90771486
Product Key Features
Book TitleTranslations
AuthorBrian Friel
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicArt, Literature, Plays
Publication Year1981
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width126mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorBrian Friel
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom