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âIâm thinking this night wasnât I a foolish fellow not to kill my father in years gone by.â â Christy Mahon

On the first night of J. M. Syngeâs The Playboy of the Western World (1907) the audience began protesting in the theatre; by the third night the protests had spilled onto the streets of Dublin. How did one play provoke this? Christopher Collins addresses The Playboy âs satirical treatment of illusion and realism in light of Irelandâs struggle for independence, as well as Syngeâs struggle for artistic expression. By exploring Syngeâs unpublished diaries, drafts and notebooks, he seeks to understand how and why the play came to be.

This volume invites the reader behind the scenes of this inflammatory play and its first performances, to understand how and why Synge risked everything in the name of art.



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Introduction 1. Context 2. Play 3. Performance Conclusion Bibliography

J. M. Synges The Playboy of the Western World

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: 9/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781138194694, 978-1138194694
      ISBN10: 1138194697
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      âIâm thinking this night wasnât I a foolish fellow not to kill my father in years gone by.â â Christy Mahon

      On the first night of J. M. Syngeâs The Playboy of the Western World (1907) the audience began protesting in the theatre; by the third night the protests had spilled onto the streets of Dublin. How did one play provoke this? Christopher Collins addresses The Playboy âs satirical treatment of illusion and realism in light of Irelandâs struggle for independence, as well as Syngeâs struggle for artistic expression. By exploring Syngeâs unpublished diaries, drafts and notebooks, he seeks to understand how and why the play came to be.

      This volume invites the reader behind the scenes of this inflammatory play and its first performances, to understand how and why Synge risked everything in the name of art.



      Table of Contents

      Introduction 1. Context 2. Play 3. Performance Conclusion Bibliography

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