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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

“When I was writing The Shadow of the Glen I got more aid than any learning could have given me from a chink in the floor of the old Wicklow house where I was staying, that let me hear what was being said by the servent girls in the kitchen.”

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Book:Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays

Source: Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays

“The drama, like the symphony, does not teach or prove anything.”

Writing Doe Teach Drama Prove Symphony

Book:Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays

Source: Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays

“As a man has no right to kill one of his children if it is diseased or insane, so a man who has made the gradual and conscious expression of his personality in literature the aim of his life, has no right to suppress himself any carefully considered work which seemed good enough when it was written. Suppression, if it is deserved, will come rapidly enough from the same causes that suppress the unworthy members of a man's family.”

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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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