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The Aran Islands (The Aran Islands) by John Millington Synge is a cornerstone of Irish literary realism, capturing the rugged cadence of the Atlantic coast and the lives of its inhabitants with startling immediacy. This edition highlights the work's enduring significance and historic resonance, offering readers a window into a culture on the edge of modernity, as experienced through the author’s keen observational craft and lyrical dialogue. The 13-digit ISBN for this volume is 9780810160248.
Summary
In The Aran Islands, Synge travels to Inis Meáin, Inishmore, and Inishbofin, immersing himself in the islanders' daily routines, rituals, and storytelling. He records their speech, humor, spirituality, and stubborn resilience, presenting a vivid ethnographic portrait that blends travelogue, ethnography, and poetic prose. Across its pages, the reader encounters sea-worn landscapes, aging saints, pastoral songs, and a tapestry of characters whose lives illuminate a world steeped in tradition yet touched by the modern currents of exploration and representation.
About the author
John Millington Synge (1871–1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, and naturalist of the Irish Literary Revival, renowned for his exacting ear for speech and the dramatic vitality of his landscapes. A pivotal figure in shaping modern Irish theater, Synge's work—especially as the author of The Aran Islands—bridges ethnography and fiction, revealing the rhythms of rural life with candor, humor, and a fearless sense of discovery. His legacy endures in the way he transformed landscape into character and language into living action.
In brief
A vivid, respectful portrait of Irish island life that marries documentary detail with lyrical storytelling, offering a lasting insight into tradition, community, and the human experience along the western coast of Ireland.
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1999, ISBN: 0810160242
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ISBN: 9780810160248
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1999, ISBN: 9780810160248
U.S.A.: Marlboro Press, 1999. Soft cover. Near Fine. pp.162 clean tight copy with small tear top spine with a crinkle Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Marlboro Press, 1999, 4
1999, ISBN: 0810160242
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About the work
The Aran Islands (The Aran Islands) by John Millington Synge is a cornerstone of Irish literary realism, capturing the rugged cadence of the Atlantic coast and the lives of its inhabitants with startling immediacy. This edition highlights the work's enduring significance and historic resonance, offering readers a window into a culture on the edge of modernity, as experienced through the author’s keen observational craft and lyrical dialogue. The 13-digit ISBN for this volume is 9780810160248.
Summary
In The Aran Islands, Synge travels to Inis Meáin, Inishmore, and Inishbofin, immersing himself in the islanders' daily routines, rituals, and storytelling. He records their speech, humor, spirituality, and stubborn resilience, presenting a vivid ethnographic portrait that blends travelogue, ethnography, and poetic prose. Across its pages, the reader encounters sea-worn landscapes, aging saints, pastoral songs, and a tapestry of characters whose lives illuminate a world steeped in tradition yet touched by the modern currents of exploration and representation.
About the author
John Millington Synge (1871–1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, and naturalist of the Irish Literary Revival, renowned for his exacting ear for speech and the dramatic vitality of his landscapes. A pivotal figure in shaping modern Irish theater, Synge's work—especially as the author of The Aran Islands—bridges ethnography and fiction, revealing the rhythms of rural life with candor, humor, and a fearless sense of discovery. His legacy endures in the way he transformed landscape into character and language into living action.
In brief
A vivid, respectful portrait of Irish island life that marries documentary detail with lyrical storytelling, offering a lasting insight into tradition, community, and the human experience along the western coast of Ireland.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780810160248
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0810160242
Paperback
Publishing year: 1999
Publisher: Marlboro Press,The,U.S.
176 Pages
Weight: 0,218 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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ISBN/EAN: 0810160242
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0-8101-6024-2, 978-0-8101-6024-8
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Book author: millington synge john
Book title: the aran islands, the aran island, marlboro
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