×


 x 

Shopping cart
J. M. Synge - The complete works of J.M.Synge - 9781840221510 - KMK0022524
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

The complete works of J.M.Synge

€ 5.70
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The complete works of J.M.Synge paperback. Collects all of Synge's published plays, including The Playboy of The Western World, along with his Poetry and Translations, and the prose works that detail his travels in The Aran Islands, In Wicklow, In Kerry and In Connemara. Editor(s): Arrowsmith, Aidan. Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DD; DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear

Edited and with an Introduction by Aidan Arrowsmith, Manchester Metropolitan University.

The literary and dramatic work of J.M. Synge is most famous for the 'riots' provoked by his 1907 play The Playboy of the Western World and, indeed, this was neither the first nor the last time that Synge's dramas incited passionate disagreements. But, one hundred years on, it's clear that his writings are amongst Ireland s most brilliant and significant, as well as controversial. Here, for the first time, a single volume collects all of Synge's published plays, including Playboy, along with his Poetry and Translations, and the prose ... Read more

These are works of lasting and universal value, bringing together the sensibilities of Romanticism and Modernism, and arguing passionately for the freedom of the imagination. At the outset of the twentieth century, they not only gripped audiences with their drama, poetry and humour, they also shaped discussions about the formation of the Irish nation. Now, reading these works together in one volume reveals Synge's value system and shines a penetrating light on a key period in Irish history. A new introduction by Aidan Arrowsmith, of Manchester Metropolitan University, explains Synge's relationship to the intense political turmoil out of which his writing emerged.

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Good
Series
Wordsworth Poetry Library
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840221510
SKU
KMK0022524
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

Reviews for The complete works of J.M.Synge

Goodreads reviews for The complete works of J.M.Synge


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!