John Millington Synge

The Playboy of the Western World (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Here is the story of Christy Mahon, hailed as a hero (and an immediate object of romantic attention) for his claim to have killed his cruel father. However, when he finds out his father survived, Mahon attempts to murder him a second time. Will he succeed? Considered Synge's masterpiece, this play was viewed as indecent and met with riots when first performed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411449640
• Artikelnr.: 50389516

Autorenporträt

John Millington Synge (18711909) was an Irish playwright, poet, and prose writer. As a young man, he set out to explore Germany, Italy, and France. W. B. Yeats discovered Synge in Paris and persuaded him to return to Ireland to write. He is the author of the plays Riders to the Sea and In the Shadow of the Glen, among many other works.

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PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
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