The Well Of The Saints

Author : J. M. Synge
Publisher : Standard Ebooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book The Well of the Saints written by J. M. Synge and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2024-03-15T16:04:01Z with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Well of the Saints opens with the arrival of a wandering holy man and his can of water from a remote holy well to a small Irish village, promising to restore the sight of the blind beggars who live by the crossroads there. Synge uses this simple story to expose and ridicule the pretensions and hypocrisies of every character in the story—the holy, the lowly, and the respectable alike. His ruthless and irreverent comedy—and especially his treatment of the holy man, and by implication, the Catholic Church—enraged contemporary critics. This same satirical style is what would later lead to riots in Dublin and New York on the premiere of his next play, The Playboy of the Western World. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Author : John Millington Synge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Well of the Saints written by John Millington Synge and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. M. Synge
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
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Download or read book The Well of the Saints written by J. M. Synge and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-31 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Well of the Saints" by J. M. Synge is a compelling play that explores themes of perception, illusion, and the search for truth. Set in rural Ireland, the play follows the lives of Martin and Mary Doul, a blind old couple who have lived their entire lives in darkness, unaware of their physical appearance. When a wandering saint miraculously restores Martin and Mary's sight, they are initially overjoyed at the prospect of seeing the world for the first time. However, as they begin to encounter the harsh realities of life and witness the ugliness and cruelty of human behavior, they become disillusioned and long to return to their former state of blindness. Central to the play is the contrast between appearance and reality, as well as the idea that ignorance can sometimes be bliss. Through the characters of Martin and Mary, Synge explores the limitations of human perception and the complexity of human nature, raising questions about the nature of truth and the value of illusion.

Author : John Millington Synge
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781512286700
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Well of the Saints written by John Millington Synge and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Well of the Saints" from John Millington Synge. Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore (1871-1909).

Author : John Millington Synge
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781502444547
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Well of the Saints written by John Millington Synge and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-20 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Well of the Saints - A Comedy in Three Acts by John. M. Synge. The Well of the Saints is a three-act play written by Irish playwright J. M. Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre by the Irish National Theatre Society in February 1905. It is set in the rural east of Ireland two or more centuries ago. Martin and Mary Doul are two blind beggars who have been led by the lies of the townsfolk to believe that they are beautiful when in fact they are old and ugly. A saint cures them of their blindness with water from a holy well and at first sight they are disgusted by each other. Martin goes to work for Timmy the smith and tries to seduce Timmy's betrothed, Molly, but she viciously rejects him and Timmy sends him away. Martin and Mary both lose their sight again, and when the saint returns to wed Timmy and Molly Martin refuses his offer to cure their blindness again. The saint takes offence and the townsfolk banish the couple, who head south in search of kinder neighbours. Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore. He was a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival and was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre. He is best known for his play The Playboy of the Western World, which caused riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre. Although he came from an Anglo-Irish background, Synge's writings are mainly concerned with the world of the Roman Catholic peasants of rural Ireland and with what he saw as the essential paganism of their world view. Synge suffered from Hodgkin's disease, a form of cancer that was untreatable at the time. He died weeks short of his 38th birthday as he was trying to complete his last play, Deirdre of the Sorrows.

Author : John Millington Synge
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500951535
Total Pages : 52 pages
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Download or read book The Well of the Saints written by John Millington Synge and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Well of the Saints: A Comedy in Three Acts by J. M. Synge

Author : J. M. Synge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781985068513
Total Pages : 42 pages
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Download or read book The Well of the Saints: a Comedy in Three Acts written by J. M. Synge and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Well of the Saints: A Comedy in Three Acts by J. M. Synge is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to perfection, allowing new generations to enjoy the work. Publishers of the Valley's mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life.

Author : J. M. Synge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781974136353
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Well of the Saints written by J. M. Synge and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Well of the Saints " from John Millington Synge . Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore (1871-1909).

Author : P. J. Mathews
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521110106
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to J. M. Synge written by P. J. Mathews and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces students to the work of one of Ireland's most important playwrights.

Author : J. Synge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781530621811
Total Pages : 36 pages
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Download or read book The Well of the Saints written by J. Synge and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Well of the Saints by Irish playwright J. M. Synge, is a three-act play first performed at the Abbey Theatre by the Irish National Theatre Society in February 1905.Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious community living and well-being in the world. To learn more about the Freeriver project please visit the website - www.freerivercommunity.com