John Millington Synge

John Millington Synge (April 16, 1871 - March 24, 1909) was an Irish dramatist, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. He was a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival and was one of the cofounders of the Abbey Theatre. He is best known for the play The Playboy of the Western World, which caused riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey.

Works

• The Shadow of the Glen, Riders to the Sea (1905)
• The Well of the Saints by J. M. Synge: Being Volume Four of Plays for an Irish Theatre (1905)
• The Aran Islands (1907);
• The Playboy of the Western World (1907)
• Poems and Translations (1909)
• Deirdre of the Sorrows (1910)
• The Tinker?s Wedding (1912)
• Riders to the Sea (1912)
• In Wicklow and West Kerry (1912)
• Collected Works of John Millington Synge 4 vols. (1962-68),
• Vol. 1: Poems (1962)
• Vol. 2: Prose (1966),
• Vols. 3 & 4: Plays (1968)