Oh my grief, I’ve lost him surely. I’ve lost the only Playboy of the Western World.
John Millington Synge Quotes
In this cry of pain the inner consciousness of the people seems to lay itself bare for an instant, and to reveal the mood of beings who feel their isolation in the face of a universe that wars on them with winds and seas.
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| Birth: | 16th April, 1871 |
| Death: | 24th March, 1909 |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Profession: | Playwright |
About
Edmund John Millington Synge was born in Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland. He was an Irish playwright. He was a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival and was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre. He studied at Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Trinity College in Dublin, and the University of Paris (Sorbonne). He wrote several plays include: In the Shadow of the Glen, Riders to the Sea, The Well of the Saints, The Playboy of the Western World, The Tinker's Wedding, and Deirdre of the Sorrows.
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