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Playboy of the Western World (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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 …
In the Shadow of the Glen (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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 scenea wife mourning her …
In Wicklow and West Kerry (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
One of Irelands 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 …
Deirdre of the Sorrows (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
First performed in 1910, Deirdre of the Sorrows is based on Irish mythology. It was unfinished at time of the authors death and completed by the poet William Butler Yeats and …
Aran Islands (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Located off the west coast of Ireland, the Aran Islands were considered the countrys pure, uncorrupted heart, the repository of its ancient language, culture, and spiritual values. …
Well of the Saints (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Inspired by a medieval French farce, The Well of the Saints depicts a blind married couple who have their sight miraculously restored by a traveling saint, only to discover that …
Riders to the Sea (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
An evocative one-act tragedy set in the Aran Islands at the home of Maurya, who has lost her husband, father-in-law, and five of her six sons at sea. Her surviving son is preparing …