Synge and the Irish Language
- ISBN-10
- 0333262298
- ISBN-13
- 9780333262290
- Pages
- 294
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Declan Kiberd
Description
Synge was the victim of a cruel paradox: those who loved his works knew no Irish and those who loved Irish despised his works. This book aims to show that Synge's command of Irish was extensive and that this knowledge proved invaluable in the writing of his major plays.
