Luminarium
Luminarium: Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, Drama
Site has over 60 links to authors, periodicals, literary background, theater and Irish science fiction.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Critical Notes on Synge "Playboy of the Western World"
Fairly lengthy quotes from the works of four critics help provide insight to "Playboy of the Western World."
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Voice of Nationalism: One Hundred Years of Irish Theater
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."
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Poetry of j.m. Synge
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.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge
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.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Well of the Saints by J. M. Synge
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.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: In the Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge
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.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: The Playboy of the Western World
Read Jonathan Synge's "The Playboy of the Western World." This three-act play is accompanied by a preface written by Synge himself.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: The Well of Saints
Read J.M. Synge's three-act play, "The Well of the Saints." Text is unabridged and organized according to act.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: The Tinker's Wedding
Read Jonathan Synge's two-act play, "The Tinker's Wedding," in full. Includes a preface written by Synge.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: The Shadow of the Glen
The full text of Jonathan Synge's play, "The Shadow of the Glen."
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Deirdre of the Sorrows
Read Jonathan Synge's three-act play, "Deirdre of the Sorrows." Text is organized according to act.
Ireland Information
Irish Literature
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.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: J. M. Synge
This site offers links to two novels and three plays by J. M. Synge; the novels include The Aran Islands and Two Penniless Princesses.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Synge, j.m. bartleby.com
Gives short biography on J.M. Synge, and includes information on his most famous play, "The Playboy of the Western World."
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Two Penniless Princesses by j.m Synge
Read the full text of "Two Penniless Princesses" by J.M Synge on this site.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Playboy of the Western World, by J. M. Synge
Here you will find the full text of J. M. Synge's play, The Playboy of the Western World.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Aran Islands by j.m Synge
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.