J. M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World

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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Why is this play still relevant? -- Realism -- Notes -- 1 Context -- Synge's life -- Religion, class and culture -- Paris -- The Aran Islands and County Mayo -- The Abbey Theatre -- Notes -- 2 Play -- Dialect -- The comic structure of the play -- Comic reversals -- Farce -- Caricature -- Satire -- Class and religion -- Gender and sexuality -- Notes -- 3 Performance -- 1907 -- After 1907 -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Notes