Abstract
John Millington Synge and The Irish Theatre by Maurice
Bourgeois is a book dealing with the life and works of Synge within the
framework of Irish history and theatrical background. This work is most likely
to appeal especially to the students in their research or to the ones who are
interested in Irish Literature. The author explores not only Synge’s life
beginning from his childhood to his death but also his plays overall in seven
parts. In this book one of the main concerns of the writer is to present some
facts which have not come to light about Synge and to set the
circumstances in which he created
his works, by giving some samples of experiences from his life besides
the Irish Theatre of the time.