The Complete Works Of John M. Synge
Published by Random House: New York 1936
"The Complete Works of John M. Synge brings together the writings of one of the most important figures of the Irish Literary Revival. Published by Random House, New York, in 1936, this substantial single-volume collection preserves Synge's distinctive portrayal of rural Irish life, combining lyrical language, earthy humour, tragedy and closely observed characterisation.
The volume contains Synge's six celebrated plays: The Playboy of the Western World, Riders to the Sea, In the Shadow of the Glen, The Well of the Saints, The Tinker's Wedding and Deirdre of the Sorrows. It also includes his poems and translations from Petrarch, together with the important prose works The Aran Islands, In Wicklow, In West Kerry, In the Congested Districts and Under Ether.
Best remembered for the controversial theatrical masterpiece The Playboy of the Western World and the tragic one-act play Riders to the Sea, John Millington Synge helped establish the international reputation of the Abbey Theatre and modern Irish drama. This 1936 American edition offers an extensive cross-section of his dramatic, poetic and descriptive writing in one handsome cloth-bound volume of more than 600 pages."
Light wear to covers and spine as shown. Small inscription. No loose pages. Pages clean and well presented aside from some light (erasable) pencil notes, underlines etc. A nice copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Size 19.5cm x 12.5cm x 3.5cm - 625 Pages
