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  • Principles Of Mechanics

    by John L. Synge ...
    In a sense this is a book for the beginner in mechanics, but in another sense it is not. From the time we make our first movements, crude ideas on force, mass, and motion take shape in our minds. This body of ideas might be reduced to some order at high school as crude ideas of geometry are reduced to order, but that is not the educational practice in North America. There is rather an accumulation ... Read more

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  • John Synge - 8 plays

    by John Synge ...
    This file includes: The Aran Islands, Deirdre of the Sorrows, In Wicklow and West Kerry, The Playboy of the Western World, Riders to the Sea, The Tinker's Wedding, and The Well of the Saints. According to Wikipedia: "Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. He was one of the cofounders of the Abbey Theatre. ... Read more

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  • The Aran Islands

    by John M. Synge ...
    The Aran Islandsby John M. SyngeA travelogue of the Aran Islands with beautiful woodcut illustrations.In 1897, or thereabouts, as Mr. Yeats said in his interesting introduction to "The Well of the Saints," John Synge was eking out a scanty subsistence in Paris, endeavouring to support himself by literature, with no very definite idea as to his aims, but full of suppressed vitality awaiting an ... Read more

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  • The Aran Islands

    Enriched edition. Exploring the rugged beauty and timeless traditions of the Aran Islands

    In 'The Aran Islands', John Millington Synge offers a poignant and vivid portrayal of the rugged beauty and intricate social tapestry of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. Written in a lyrical yet straightforward style, the book blends travelogue with rich anthropological observation, capturing the dialects, customs, and folklore of the islanders. Synge's narrative is steeped in the ... Read more

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  • In Wicklow and West Kerry

    by John M. Synge ...
    In Wicklow and West Kerry by John M. Synge ... Read more

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  • In Wicklow and West Kerry

    by John M. Synge ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • The Aran Islands

    by John M. Synge ...
    "The Aran Islands," Synge provides a detailed and vivid account of the daily lives, traditions, language, and customs of the people living on the islands. He captures the unique cultural and social aspects of the Aran Islands, along with their challenging and stark natural environment. Synge's writing style in this book is known for its poetic descriptions and its ability to transport readers to ... Read more

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  • In Wicklow and West Kerry

    by John Synge ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. He 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 during its opening run at the Abbey theatre. Synge wrote many well known plays, including "Riders to the Sea", ... Read more

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  • The Aran Islands

    Enriched edition.

    In "The Aran Islands," John Millington Synge presents a vivid and poignant exploration of life on these remote Irish isles. Blending travel narrative with rich cultural observation, Synge employs a lyrical yet unadorned prose style, capturing the rugged beauty of the landscape and the resilience of its inhabitants. The book is steeped in the context of the Irish Literary Renaissance, articulating ... Read more

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  • The Aran Islands

    by John M. Synge ...
    'The Aran Islands' (1907) is a four-part collection of J.M. Synge's journals that explore the inhabitants and geography of the titular islands.Throughout the book, Synge reveals the problematic lives of the islanders as they survive against harsh weather and seclusion from the mainland. Oscillating between their daily rituals and the backdrop they live against; Synge paints a vivid picture of life ... Read more

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  • The Playboy of the Western World

    In writing THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, as in my other plays, I have used one or two words only that I have not heard among the country people of Ireland, or spoken in my own nursery before I could read the newspapers. A certain number of the phrases I employ I have heard also from herds and fishermen along the coast from Kerry to Mayo, or from beggar-women and ballad-singers nearer Dublin; ... Read more

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  • The Aran Islands

    "The Aran Islands" by John Millington Synge was first published in 1907. It is a four part series of essays on the geography and people of the islands with whom the playwright and author became intimate with over several summers in the late 1890s."The Aran Islands" explain how Synge lived among the ordinary Aran islanders, listening to the flow of their everyday conversation, observing their way ... Read more

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