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This edition includes "The Shadow of the Glen", "Riders to the Sea" and four other plays, in addition to the "Playboy of the Western World". Also included are "Poems and Translations" and the complete text of "The Aran Islands", Synge's account of life off the Western coast of Ireland. ... Read more

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A comedy in three acts. According to Wikipedia: "Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. He was one of the cofounders of the Abbey Theatre. He is best known for the play The Playboy of the Western World, which caused riots during its opening run at the Abbey theatre. Synge wrote many well known plays, including "Riders to the Sea", which is often considered to be his strongest literary work. Synge suffered from Hodgkin's disease, a form of cancer at the time untreatable. He died just weeks short of his 38th birthday and was at the time trying to complete his last play, The Last Black Supper." ... Read more

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In Shadow of the Glen is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by J. M. (John Millington) Synge is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of J. M. (John Millington) Synge then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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Fundamental introduction for beginning student of absolute differential calculus and for those interested in applications of tensor calculus to mathematical physics and engineering. Topics include spaces and tensors; basic operations in Riemannian space, curvature of space, special types of space, relative tensors, ideas of volume, more.
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Customer Reviews (8)

Missing part of the book
My copy was missing the introduction to tensors.It goes from the review of matrices straight to the calculus section.It is literally missing the pages that would have introduced tensors.

No resolutions for the exercises
My background is being an electrical engineer with casual interest in physics. I was trying to start understanding more about relativity.

Being honest this was my first book on the topic of tensors. What can I say? tough start. Don't even bother if you aren't a graduate student (IMHO). Complex notation, fast paced (not for the student), few resolved exercises, no companion material (web pages or others).
I think this book is thought to be a companion book for someone who already has a certain knowledge about tensors.
In the book, there are many exercises but none of them is resolved in details, on the contrary, they are left to the reader as a "homework". Which is a pity because is in the exercises where you can hope to find some help to understand this complex subject.
As far as I know There is not a place in Internet where one can check the resolution of the exercises in this book.

This is really a good book, despite what some people are saying...
I find it rather strange that several of the negative reviews of Synge & Schild are really negative opinions about the lack of elegance of tensors, compared to the new-fangled differential forms.

This is like blaming the author of a book on the grammar of a language, because you think the grammar is too complicated. Sorry, but the author of the book can only explain as well as he/she can the grammar that exists, it's not within his scope toimprove upon it!

This book is a relatively easy-to-read and carefully motivated text on tensor calculus, a subject that does tend to lead to that eye-glazing-over effect because of the numerous indices. It does a very good job of keeping the focus on the concepts, without getting too bogged down in the equations - most of the time.

Does it need to be said that this subject is still useful, despite its comparative inelegance, because so many classic texts and articles on general relativity use this language? Will those who scorn to deal with indices demand that all these papers be properly translated into differential forms before they deign to read them?

Hard to follow
It's an old fashioned text, confusing and hard to follow.

okay book
this book dosen't take things from basics but goes to do high level calculus. ... Read more

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This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Brazilian Portuguese thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of John M. Synge. This edition would be useful if you would like to enrich your Brazilian Portuguese-English vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advanced of college examinations. Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words. Rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority compared to "difficult, yet commonly used" English words. Rather than supply a single translation, many words are translated for a variety of meanings in Brazilian Portuguese, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of English without using the notes as a pure translation crutch. Having the reader decipher a word's meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. This edition is helpful to Brazilian Portuguese-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second Language Program (ESL), or in a TOEFL® or TOEIC® preparation program. Students who are actively building their vocabularies in Brazilian Portuguese or English may also find this useful for Advanced Placement® (AP®) tests. TOEFL®, TOEIC®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. This book is one of a series of Webster's paperbacks that allows the reader to obtain more value from the experience of reading. Translations are from Webster's Online Dictionary, derived from a meta-analysis of public sources, cited on the site. ... Read more

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Two classic playss combined in one volume.
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Edmund John Millington Synge [1871–1909] was an Irish playwright, poet, and prose writer. He was a cofounder of the Abbey Theatre. He is best known for The Playboy of the Western World, and Riders to the Sea.

In 1892, Synge graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a BA. In 1895, he studied literature and languages at the Sorbonne, Paris. In 1896, William Butler Yeats encouraged Synge to live in the Aran Islands. In 1907, he published The Aran Islands an account of life on the islands. His experiences in the Aran Islands are the basis for many of his plays. From the first, his plays were denounced by Irish nationalists, but had lasting influence on playwriters Sean O'Casey and Samuel Beckett. ... Read more

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Volume: 2Publisher: Boston : J. W. Luce and companyPublication date: 1912Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Volume: 1Publisher: Boston : J. W. Luce and companyPublication date: 1912Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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In this book J. M. Synge tells of his time spent on the Aran Islands, those rocky and remote islands which dot the Atlantic to the west of Galwaym Ireland. Many of Synge's finest plays owe much to his study of the language and people of these wild and peculiar islands. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Abbey Theatre, also known as the National Theatre of Ireland, is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day. The Abbey was the first state-subsidized theatre in the English-speaking world; from 1925 onwards it received an annual subsidy from the Irish Free State. Since July 1966, the Abbey has been located at 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. In its early years, the theatre was closely associated with the writers of the Irish Literary Revival, many of whom were involved in its founding and most of whom had plays staged there. The Abbey served as a nursery for many of the leading Irish playwrights and actors of the 20th century, including William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory Augusta, Sean O'Casey and John Millington Synge. In addition, through its extensive programme of touring abroad and its high visibility to foreign, particularly American, audiences, it has become an important part of the Irish tourist industry. ... Read more

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This book an EXACT reproduction of the original book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Publisher: J. W. Luce and company; Publication date: 1912; Subjects: Drama / General; Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Drama / Shakespeare; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / Shakespeare; ... Read more