John Millington Synge wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists John Millington Synge as Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore (1871-1909).
John Millington Synge was born at Rathfarnham in 1871. He was educated at University of Paris and Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
He worked as playwright, poet and writer.
The writing is recorded in English.
Among his best-known works are Riders to the Sea and The Playboy of the Western World. Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
John Millington Synge died in 1909, aged 38. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Riders to the Sea
- Notable work: The Playboy of the Western World
