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Interpreting Synge
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- Book Synopsis
- John Millington Synge, controversial in his own time and long established as a major figure of world theatre, has nonetheless suffered relative critical neglect. Where his great contemporaries Yeats and Joyce and his outstanding successor Beckett have attracted whole industries of scholarly attention, Synge, by reason of his short life and limited output, has been relegated to the unconsidered category of minor classic. This volume of essays, arising from lectures given at the Synge Summer School by some of the most distinguished writers and scholars of Irish literature, sets about the necessary task of interpreting Synge: his relation to cultural and theatrical contexts; the significance of his plays; the distinctive quality of his language and the thematic matrices of his work. Four original poems, specially commissioned for the book, provide an imaginative counterpoint to the critical interpretation of the essays.
- About The Author
- NICHOLAS GRENE is Professor of English Literature at Trinity College Dublin. His books include Synge: A Critical Study of the Plays (1975), Bernard Shaw: A Critical View (1984), and The Politics of Irish Drama (1999).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781901866476
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press, (29 June 2000)
- Number of Pages
- 220
- Weight
- 500 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 240 x 160 x 27 mm
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