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Handout
Luminarium

Luminarium: Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
Site has over 60 links to authors, periodicals, literary background, theater and Irish science fiction.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Critical Notes on Synge "Playboy of the Western World"

For Students 9th - 10th
Fairly lengthy quotes from the works of four critics help provide insight to "Playboy of the Western World."
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Article
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Voice of Nationalism: One Hundred Years of Irish Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
The emphasis is on the beginnings of the Abbey Theater. The selection discusses Yeats' contributions to the establishment of the theater, some of the movements and more current writers under what is called the "Celtic Revival."
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Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Poetry of j.m. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains 4 of Synge's poems: "The Curse", "Danny," "On an Anniversary," and "Queens," as well as definitions for any vocabulary you might not know.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the play Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge including a detailed introduction, a list of characters, and the one-act play.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Well of the Saints by J. M. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the three-act play of The Well of the Saints by J. M. Synge including the scene and a list of characters.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: In the Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play In the Shadow of the Glen by John Millington Synge including a list of characters.
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eBook
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: The Playboy of the Western World

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Jonathan Synge's "The Playboy of the Western World." This three-act play is accompanied by a preface written by Synge himself.
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eBook
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: The Well of Saints

For Students 9th - 10th
Read J.M. Synge's three-act play, "The Well of the Saints." Text is unabridged and organized according to act.
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eBook
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: The Tinker's Wedding

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Jonathan Synge's two-act play, "The Tinker's Wedding," in full. Includes a preface written by Synge.
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eBook
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: The Shadow of the Glen

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Jonathan Synge's play, "The Shadow of the Glen."
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eBook
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Deirdre of the Sorrows

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Jonathan Synge's three-act play, "Deirdre of the Sorrows." Text is organized according to act.
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eBook
Ireland Information

Irish Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Eight complete works of Irish literature by 8 different writers are presented free. The writers are Wilde, Shaw, Synge, Stoker, Plunkett, Behan, O'Connor, O'Flaherty, and Friel.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: J. M. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers links to two novels and three plays by J. M. Synge; the novels include The Aran Islands and Two Penniless Princesses.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Synge, j.m. bartleby.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives short biography on J.M. Synge, and includes information on his most famous play, "The Playboy of the Western World."
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Two Penniless Princesses by j.m Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Two Penniless Princesses" by J.M Synge on this site.
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eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Playboy of the Western World, by J. M. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find the full text of J. M. Synge's play, The Playboy of the Western World.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Aran Islands by j.m Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "The Aran Islands" by J.M. Synge about life on the Aran Islands written after he visited the islands from 1898-1903.