Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge
"Riders to the Sea" by J. M. Synge is a one-act tragedy first performed in 1904. Set on the Aran Islands off the Irish coast, the play depicts a family's hopeless struggle against the relentless cruelty of the sea. Maurya, a grief-stricken mother who has already lost her husband and five sons to drowning, faces the unbearable possibility of losing her last remaining son. Written in the poetic dialect of rural Ireland,
this work explores themes of fate, tradition, and acceptance in the face of inevitable loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909 |
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| Title | Riders to the Sea |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riders_to_the_Sea |
| Credits | Produced by Judith Boss |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Ireland -- Drama |
| Subject | Mothers and sons -- Drama |
| Subject | Drowning victims -- Drama |
| Subject | Seafaring life -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 994 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 22, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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