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21. The Collected Letters of John
 
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22. Critical Essays on John Millington
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23. The Collected Letters of John
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24. The Silence of Barbara Synge
 
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25. John Millington Synge: A Biography
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26. Letters to Molly: John Millington
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27. The Aran Islands
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28. The Playboy of the Western World
 
29. J.M. Synge's Guide to the Aran
 
30. The Playboy of the Western World
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31. Synge: A Celebration
 
32. File on Synge (Writer-Files)
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33. Collected Plays and Poems and
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34. Shadows: A Trinity of Plays
 
35. John Millington Synge
 
36. Synge and Anglo-Irish Drama
 
37. Synge and the Ireland of His Time
 
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38. John Millington Synge
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39. Synge and Irish Nationalism: The
 
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21. The Collected Letters of John Millington Synge: Volume 1: 1871-1907 (Collected Letters of John Millington Synge, 1871-1907)
by John Millington Synge
Hardcover: 416 Pages (1983-10-06)
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22. Critical Essays on John Millington Synge (Critical Essays on British Literature)
 Hardcover: 188 Pages (1994-05)
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23. The Collected Letters of John Millington Synge: Volume 2: 1907-1909 (Collected Letters of John Millington Synge)
by John Millington Synge
Hardcover: 288 Pages (1984-08-09)
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24. The Silence of Barbara Synge
by W.J. McCormack
Hardcover: 320 Pages (2003-11-22)
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The Silence of Barbara Synge is a unique work of cultural enquiry, combining archival research, literary criticism, and religious and medical history to pull the strands together and relate them to the family's literary descendent J.M. Synge. Taking the alleged death of Mrs. John Hatch (née Synge) in 1767 as a focal point, this book explores the varied strands of the Synge family tree in 18th and 19th century Ireland. Key events in the family's history are carefully documented, including a suicide in 1769 which is echoed in an early Synge play, the effects of the famine which influenced "The Playboy of the Western World" in 1907, and the behavior of Francis Synge at the time of the union.
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25. John Millington Synge: A Biography
by David M. Kiely
 Hardcover: 305 Pages (1995-12)
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26. Letters to Molly: John Millington Synge to Maire O'Neill, 1906-1909 (Belknap Press)
by John Millington Synge
Paperback: 368 Pages (1984-03-15)
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When John Millington Synge and Molly Allgood fell in love, he was thirty-five, she nineteen. Neither knew that he had Hodgkin's disease, of which he was to die in three years. Synge had already achieved recognition as a playwright--translations of two of his plays had been performed in Berlin and Prague--and he was codirector, with Yeats and Lady Gregory, of the Irish National Theatre Society. Molly had started her acting career the year before, in the newly opened Abbey Theatre, with a walk-on part in Synge's Well of the Saints. She had been promoted from crowd scenes to bit parts to lead roles in Riders to the Sea and The Shadow of the Glen. She was still only a member of the company, however, while Synge was a director, whose codirectors disapproved of fraternization. Synge and Molly also faced the disapproval of two widowed mothers. Barring an occasional holiday trip or company road tour, they could seldom be alone together, except on secret afternoon meetings for long walks in the country. Hence their hundreds of letters.

Molly's letters do not survive; they apparently were destroyed when Synge died. But his letters convey her mercurial charm, her openness, her love of life, her impulsiveness, and her temper--as violent as his own. What they convey of him (when he is not reproving her or remonstrating with her, as he does in the early months of their relationship) is the love of nature, the poetic language, the bittersweet irony, the elemental quality of emotion, that we know from the plays. His concern for his craft is seen as he struggles with The Playboy. ("Parts of it are not structurally strong or good. I have been all this time trying to get over weak situations by strong writing, but now I find it won't do, and I am at my wit's end.") Synge was quite unperturbed by the violent outrage and near-riots the play provoked. ("Now we'll be talked about. We're an event in the history of the Irish stage," he wrote cheerily.)

As his illness progresses, following operations in 1907 and 1908, there is great poignancy in the gradual abating of references to marriage plans and in the shift of salutation from "Dearest Changeling" to "My dearest child."

After Synge's death his friends and biographers discreetly avoided mention of Molly, who under her stage name of Maire O'Neill became one of the leading actresses of the Irish theater and lived until 1952. His letters to her have not been published before, except for the few quoted in Greene and Stephens' 1959 biography. A primary source for the study of Synge and the Irish theater movement, the letters include poems inspired by Molly and extensive information about Abbey Theatre business.

In addition to a biographical introduction, Ann Saddlemyer has included a map of the Wicklow and Dublin areas and numerous photographs of both Synge and Molly.

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27. The Aran Islands
by J. M. Synge
Paperback: 160 Pages (1998-01-27)
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Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Nothing much happens on the Aran Islands--at least, not much went on there in the late 19th century, when John Synge sailed out to these mist-shrouded, salt-sprayed, and wave-battered chunks of rocks south of Ireland.Therein lies the charm of the setting and of this lovely book, which captures the saltiness of both the marine air and the time-lost characters, who deeply believe in the magical "wee people." In cottages where nets and fishing tackle hang from beams, the women (who always wear red dresses and petticoats, as do some of the boys) sit at their spinning wheels or sew cow-skin sandals, while the fishermen spin yarns about fairies, sunken vessels, and bags of gold gained from adulterous wives. The big happening of the year is when roofs are rethatched--an event that blossoms into a festival with twisted rope stretching from kitchen table through lane to nearby field. Synge seems an ambassador from a different world: addressed as "noble person," he brings tokens of modernity--be they clocks or simple magic tricks that beguile the locals. First published in 1907, this re-released travelogue gives a poignant peek into another time and begs a visit to the Aran Islands to see how, or if, they have changed. --Melissa RossiBook Description

Playwright Synge visited an isolated group of islands west of Ireland, where he found inspiration for his dramas among the folklore and anecdotes told to him by locals. This memorable record of Synge's days amid the islanders and their tales of fairies and Celtic heroes offers an enchanting portrait of Irish cultural renaissance.
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A few of the younger men looked doubtful, but the older people, who have watched the rye turning into oats, seemed to accept the magic frankly, and did not show any surprise that 'a duine uasal' (a noble person) should be able to do like the witches. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Another world
Not only does this book describe a time long past but Synge has a deeper sense of the psychology of the inhabitants of the Aran Islands and how it differs with that of "civilized" people of the time. Anyone who is interested in this topic and enjoys this book would do well to read Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan, which is a personal account by Mr. O'Sullivan of his life on Ireland's Great Blasket Island and is a wonderful, lyrical read that shows alot of humor as well as love for the natural world around him.

5-0 out of 5 stars Stories in another tongue
This book describes the adventures of J. M. Synge on the Aran Islands around the turn of the Twentieth Century.William Butler Yeats suggested that Synge visit the island in order to learn Irish and become acquainted with traditional Irish culture as it had been preserved on the islands.Synge followed his suggestion, and made four lengthy trips to the islands.In this book, he recounts his experiences on the islands, together with some of the stories and poems that were recited to him there.

The book is a unique collection of travelogue, journal, and research notebook.Synge describes his relationships with individuals on the islands, as well as some of the common traits and customs observable there.He tells us about harrowing sea passages that he took from island to island in small rowed boats, and records a number of folk-tales that were shared with him by island residents.Synge was to draw on all of this material in his later writing career, making the book quite interesting for those who enjoy his plays.The book also provides informative details of what daily life was like in this remote region at the time.

5-0 out of 5 stars Lively Reading
The search for authentic experiences is regarded as an important theme in postmodernism.John Millington Synge's book demonstrates that this quest for authenticity has been an important part of cultural inquiry for a long time.This wonderful book was written almost one hundred years ago, but it reads like a contemporary ethnographic inquiry.He provides vivid descriptions of daily life and wonderful presentations of the folklore of the Aran Islands.The book is primarily descriptive, but there are interesting textures and conclusions throughout Synge's writing.I would recommend reading this book and then watching Flaherty's film "Man of Aran."Follow up that visual feast with Stoney's "The Making of the Myth."To complete your excursion, top things off with a reading of Synge's "Playboy of the Western World" and "Riders to the Sea," two fine plays that he set on the Aran Islands.The stories, descriptions, and textures within Synge's book will become very clear when you're finished.

5-0 out of 5 stars An Insight Into The Irish Soul
"The Aran Islands" is a delightful rendition of the experiences of J. M. Synge during his visits to the Aran Islands just over a century ago.Synge's journey had been encouraged by William Butler Yeats. "Go to the Aran Islands.Live there as one of the people themselves; express a life that has never found expression."Here Synge gained an insight into the Irish character which would enrich his later works.

The Aran Islands are a chain of islands off the coasts of Connemara and Clare.Isolated by the sea, the Arans, like the Galapagos in the natural world, preserve the language and customs of traditional Ireland.

The book is a narrative of what Synge saw and the stories he heard during his stays in the Arans, told by a master storyteller in the finest Irish tradition.The language is delightful, the stories are entertaining and the insight into the Irish soul is profound.A must read for any lover of the Irish.

3-0 out of 5 stars I was named after the island
My dad was born there in the 1950's and i was named after it.not a bad place, not much to do but nice to visit.the book is informal but informative. ... Read more


28. The Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays (Signet Classics)
by J. M. Synge
Paperback: 160 Pages (2006-03-07)
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This volume from one of Ireland's greatest playwrights includes "In the Shadow of the Glen," "Riders to the Sea," and "The Playboy of the Western World." ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Sounds Like Shakespeare
At one point in Ulysses, Stephen thinks--or says something to somebody about how you can always tell Synge because he sounds like Shakespeare. That's a jab, but a friendly one.I don't think it's intended to be far off from the truth either.

I agree that reading these plays aloud is wonderful.

In a class I took, we read extended portions of "Playboy of the Western World".The class was busting, tearing up with laughter. The play is fall-over funny even if you're reading to yourself.

I just have to say though, that the plays are for performing.

A friend of mine and I did a scene as an acting exercise for a class she was taking--it was one of the scenes in which Christy courts Pegeen Mike--from "Playboy of the Western World". The audience--about 15 people--were spellbound. We looked out at dropped jaws.
This friend of mine and I did a competent job of acting. What blew the class away, really, was the ecstatic language and the infatuation one feels for the characters, their solidity, and the dramatic electricity between them... Lines from this bit come back to me, what? 20 years later? It's like music! The action goes from high tragedy to knockabout.
Well, it's what makes the Irish the Irish.
And the play's been just as good when others did it.

"Riders to the Sea" is like a religious ceremony, similar to the way that the plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles are. They use choruses to much the same effect. The action is ritualized and repetitive. Idealized characters utter formula phrases."Riders" sounds out some elemental terrain:it packs a deep sort of wallop.I'd love to see this performed.

4-0 out of 5 stars Playboy of he Western World and other Plays, J. M. Synge
These are classic plays by Irish playwrite and poet John Millilngton Synge, with the attention to language and folklore that is typical of Synge. Best enjoyed by reading the plays aloud. ... Read more


29. J.M. Synge's Guide to the Aran Islands: With Photographs and Suggestions for Lodging
by John Millington Synge, Ruth Wills Shaw
 Paperback: Pages (1975-09)
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30. The Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays: Riders to the Sea; The Shadow of the Glen; The Tinker's Wedding; The Well of the Saints; The Playboy ... Deirdre of the Sorrows (World's Classics)
by J. M. Synge
 Paperback: 240 Pages (1995-06-08)
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Synge was one of the key dramatists in the flourishing world of Irish literature at the turn of the century. This volume offers every one of his plays, which range from racy comedy to stark tragedy, all sharing a memorable lyricism.The introduction to this new, definitive edition sets the
plays in the context of the Irish literary movement, with special attention to Synge's role as one of the founders of the Abbey Theatre and his work alongside W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory.Download Description
It must have been on Synge's second visit to the Aran Islands that he had the experience out of which was wrought what many believe to be his greatest play.The scene of Riders to the Sea is laid in a cottage on Inishmaan, the middle and most interesting island of the Aran group.While Synge was on Inishmaan, the story came to him of a man whose body had been washed up on the far away coast of Donegal, and who, by reason of certain peculiarities of dress, was suspected to be from the island. ... Read more


31. Synge: A Celebration
Paperback: 163 Pages (2006-03-15)
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32. File on Synge (Writer-Files)
 Paperback: 112 Pages (1994-09)
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33. Collected Plays and Poems and The Aran Islands (Everyman Paperback
Paperback: 382 Pages (1996-03)
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34. Shadows: A Trinity of Plays
by John Millington Synge, W. B. Yeats
Paperback: 67 Pages (1998-09)
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35. John Millington Synge
 Hardcover: Pages (1990-01)

Isbn: 0805715320
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36. Synge and Anglo-Irish Drama
by Alan Frederick. Price
 Textbook Binding: Pages (1962-01)
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37. Synge and the Ireland of His Time
by W. B. Yeats
 Hardcover: 42 Pages (1970-06)
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38. John Millington Synge
by Leonard A. Storng
 Library Binding: 44 Pages (1976-02)
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A brief but probing critical essay on Synge's life and major works, one of the earliest to appear after his death.

THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED BY:Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. ... Read more


39. Synge and Irish Nationalism: The Precursor to Revolution
by Nelson O'Ceallaigh Ritschel
Hardcover: 136 Pages (2002-10-30)
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One of the most important playwrights of the Irish Renaissance, John Millington Synge is receiving renewed attention as his works are reread in light of the political and cultural contexts of his time. This book argues that his plays are far more deeply rooted, thematically and aesthetically, in the ancient native literature than was previously believed. It demonstrates that Synge borrowed themes and ideology from the ancient culture, serving as a nationalist agenda far more radical and modern than the agendas of the most common nationalists in his day. Synge rejects these nationalists, whom he believed were embracing foreign influences that were drowning Ireland in conservatively capitalistic initiatives and values. The book's most important section examines The Playboy of the Western World. It discusses the play's characters as representative and recognizable types and reconsiders the play's thematic depiction of violence. Synge's representation of both commenced the process of separating and identifying the nationalist camps in Dublin from 1907 on. The volume argues that Synge's play drafted what became the Easter Rising. This argument is furthered through Synge's Deirdre of the Sorrows and the influence that his works ultimately bore on the plays and ideologies of Thomas MacDonagh, Padaraic Pearse, and James Connolly. The book also explores the acting style originally used to perform Synge's plays, thus gathering further evidence for its argument. ... Read more


40. Synges: The Aran Islands of a World of Grey (The Princess Grace Irish Library Lectures, 8)
by Arnold Goldman, C. George Sandulescu
 Paperback: 42 Pages (1991-12)
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