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John Millington Synge was an Irish playwright known for his profound portrayal of rural Irish life. His works are often set in the Irish Gaelic-speaking background, depicting the lives and beliefs of the local people. His most famous works include 'The Playboy of the Western World' and 'Riders to the Sea'.

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Famous John Millington Synge Quotes

“A translation is no translation unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.”

Giving Translations

Author:John Millington Synge

“Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life.”

Giving Art Character Simple Beauty Art Is Artistic Islands Articles Medieval Simple Life Personal Character

Book:The Complete Works of J. M. Synge

Source: The Complete Works of J. M. Synge

“Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.”

Giving Lord Guts Lungs Sister Brows Liver Blight Cramps Surly Blisters

Book:The Complete Works of J. M. Synge

Source: The Complete Works of J. M. Synge

“I'm a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting kind of writer when you give me a pen.”

Giving Kind Reading Give Me Pens Scholar Comeback

Author:John Millington Synge

About the Author

Born: April 16, 1871
Died: March 24, 1909
Known for: Playwright
Quotes: 28

Books & Sources

The Complete Works of J. M. SyngeRelated source material

Playboy of the Western World and Other PlaysRelated source material

The Aran IslandsRelated source material

Synge: Complete Plays: In the Shadow of the Glen; Riders to the Sea; The Tinker's Wedding; The Well of the Saints; The Playboy of the Western World; Deirdre of the SorrowsRelated source material

John Synge comes nextRelated source material

The Aran Islands and ConnemaraRelated source material

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