Author:Edmund John Millington Synge

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Edmund John Millington Synge
(1871–1909)

(pronounced /sɪŋ/) Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. He was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre; 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

Works edit

Plays edit

In the Shadow of the Glen (1903) (external scan)
Riders to the Sea (1904) [1916]
The Well of the Saints (1905) (external scan)
The Playboy of the Western World (1907)
The Tinker's Wedding (1908) (external scan)
Deirdre of the Sorrows (1910) (external scan)

Other works edit

Works about Synge edit

John M. Synge: A Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical Notes (1915) by John Masefield

Encyclopedia articles edit

"Synge, John Millington," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
"Synge, John Millington," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1912) in 3 vols.
"Synge, John Millington," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Synge, John Millington," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
"Synge, John Millington," by William Kirkpatrick Magee in Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed., 1922)

On his works edit

"Playboy of the Western World, The," by Grace R. Robinson in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Riders to the Sea," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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