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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) [Paperback]

J. M. Synge (Author), Ann Saddlemyer (Editor)

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Series: World's Classics | Publication Date: June 8, 1995

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.

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Editor of The Collected Letters of J. M. Synge (OUP, 2 vols, 1983, 1984), Ann Saddlemyer is Professor of English and Drama, and Master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 8, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192826115
ISBN-13: 978-0192826114
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Synge and Irish Nationalism: The Precursor to Revolution by Nelson Ritschel on 20 pages
The Aran Islands (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by J. M. Synge on 9 pages
A Colder Eye: The Modern Irish Writers by Professor Hugh Kenner on 4 pages
A History of Irish Theatre 1601-2000 by Christopher Morash on 4 pages
You Can Write a Play! (Applause Books) by Milton E. Polsky on page 21, page 88, and page 113

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