Author:John Millington Synge
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| Edmund John Millington Synge (pronounced /sɪŋ/) (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. He was one of the co-founders 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. He wrote many famous stories like "Riders to the Sea" which is often considered to be his best literary work. |
[edit] Works
- In the Shadow of the Glen (1903) [1]
- Riders to the Sea (1904) [2]
- The Well of the Saints (1905)
- The Aran Islands (1907)
- The Playboy of the Western World (1907) [3]
- The Tinker's Wedding (1908) [4]
- Poems and Translations (1909)
- Deirdre of the Sorrows (1910) [5]
- In Wicklow and West Kerry (1912) [6]
[edit] Works about Synge
- John Millington Synge article in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
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Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1923.
The author died in 1909, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 99 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. |
