The Shadow of the Glen and Riders to the Sea
- London: Elkin Mathews, 1905
London: Elkin Mathews, 1905. Good+. London: Elkin Mathews, 1905. First U.K. Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's blue pictorial wrappers; 63pp. Wrappers chipped and toned along margins, front wrapper starting to separate, textblock heavily toned; Good to Very Good overall. Forms part of the Vigo Cabinet Series.
The Irish playwright's first produced play, which originally appeared before the Irish National Theatre Society in 1903 to much criticism for its bleak portrayal of the Irish peasantry. The play's reception set the stage for the riots that broke out four years later with the production of Synge's most famous drama, "The Playboy of the Western World.
The Irish playwright's first produced play, which originally appeared before the Irish National Theatre Society in 1903 to much criticism for its bleak portrayal of the Irish peasantry. The play's reception set the stage for the riots that broke out four years later with the production of Synge's most famous drama, "The Playboy of the Western World.