John Millington Synge: 19 books

8 works of John Millington Synge Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore (1871-1909) This ebook presents a collection of 8 works of John Millington Synge. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of...

The Tinker’s Wedding John Millington Synge, irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore (1871-1909) This ebook presents «The Tinker’s Wedding», from John Millington Synge. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter...

The Well of the Saints John Millington Synge, irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore (1871-1909) This ebook presents «The Well of the Saints», from John Millington Synge. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter...

In Shadow of the Glen John Millington Synge, irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore (1871-1909) This ebook presents «In Shadow of the Glen», from John Millington Synge. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected....

In Wicklow and West Kerry John Millington Synge, irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore (1871-1909) This ebook presents «In Wicklow and West Kerry», from John Millington Synge. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter...

Riders to the Sea is a drama written by Irish Literary Renaissance playwright John Millington Synge. It was first performed on February 25, 1904 at the Molesworth Hall, Dublin by the Irish National Theater Society. A one-act tragedy, the play is set in the Aran Island, Inishmaan, and like all of...

The Playboy of the Western World is a three-act drama written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907.  It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo (on the west coast of Ireland) during the early 1900s....

One of Ireland’s best-loved writers, John Millington Synge captures the charm and beauty of the Irish landscape and its people in this delightful travelogue. During his sojourns Synge befriended a rich assortment of people, from farmers and tinkers to weavers and boat-builders, all of whom come alive in this evocative account of his ramblings around the countryside.

Located off the west coast of Ireland, the Aran Islands were considered the country’s pure, uncorrupted heart, the repository of its ancient language, culture, and spiritual values. John Millington Synge visited the Aran Islands during the years 1898 to 1901, gathering folklore and anecdotes that he...

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...

Synge's first play, originally performed in 1903, is a bleak one-act set in an isolated farmhouse in Ireland.  A tramp wanders into what seems a tragic scene—a wife mourning her dead, and considerably older, husband.  But when the wife leaves to find her lover, and the supposedly dead man returns to life, events take an unexpected turn.

First performed in 1910, Deirdre of the Sorrows is based on Irish mythology. It was unfinished at time of the author’s death and completed by the poet William Butler Yeats and Synge’s fiancée, the actress Molly Allgood.  Deirdre, a beautiful young woman, is desired by a powerful but older king, Conchubor, whose pursuit of her leads to tragedy.

Here is the story of Christy Mahon, hailed as a hero (and an immediate object of romantic attention) for his claim to have killed his cruel father. However, when he finds out his father survived, Mahon attempts to murder him a second time. Will he succeed? Considered Synge’s masterpiece, this play was viewed as indecent and met with riots when first performed. 

SCENE. — {The last cottage at the head of a long glen in County Wicklow.