John Millington Synge
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John Millington Synge
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Edmund John Millington Synge was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best-known play The Playboy of the Western World was poorly received, due to its bleak ending, depiction of Irish peasants, and idealisation of patricide, leading to hostile audience reactions and riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre, which he had co-founded with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. His other major works include In the Sha
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Irish writer and collector of folklore (1871–1909)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Millington_Synge
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2003-10-25T16:09:03Z
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2024-08-30T12:09:26Z
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