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 (The World's Classics)

J. M. Synge

ISBN 10: 0192826115 / ISBN 13: 9780192826114

Published by Oxford University Press June 1995, 1995

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Light browning to pages, else tight and clean.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 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 (The World's Classics)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press June 1995
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192826115
• ISBN 13: 9780192826114
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • 59-THEATER DRAMA PLAYS

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Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

J. M. Synge was one of the key dramatists in the flourishing world of Irish literature at the turn of the century. This volume offers all Synge's completed plays, which range from racy comedy to stark tragedy, all sharing a memorable lyricism. The introduction to this new, definitive edition of Synge's plays sets them - and his other work - in the context of the Irish literary movement, with special attention to his role as one of the founders of the Abbey Theatre and his work alongside W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory.