J. M. Synge & the Western Mind

by Weldon Thornton

Professor Thornton's book calls into question the ideas generally held by critics of Synge that the religious milieu he was reared in had slight influence upon him, that his relationships with his family were of virtually no importance to him, and that he cared little for matters concerning 'belief' generally. The view presented here is that Synge was always more concerned about beliefs than he appeared to be with his taciturn public manner, and that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0901072893
• ISBN13: 9780901072894
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Colin Smythe
• Length: 170 Pages