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Great Books Reading and Discussion Group

Please join us to discuss “The Playboy of the Western World by John M. Synge (1871-1909).

Share in an exploration of highly regarded classics of literature, history and philosophy with other library patrons through the discussion technique known as “Shared Inquiry.” Selections are from Great Conversations 2, available for purchase at the Main Library front desk at the reduced price of $10 thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Library.

“The Playboy of the Western World by John M. Synge (1871-1909): John M. Synge was an important figure in the Irish literary renaissance of the early twentieth century. In his comedic play “The Playboy of the Western World,” set in the West of Ireland, Christy Mahon becomes an object of veneration – especially among local women – when he returns to his small hometown with a tale of having killed his abusive father. The plot twists when his father turns up alive. Synge writes in his preface to the play: “In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple, and such speeches cannot be written by anyone who works among people who have shut their lips on poetry.”

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