The Playboy of the Western World, J.M. Synge
The Playboy of the Western World, J.M. Synge
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The Playboy of the Western World
A Comedy in Three Acts

Author: J.M. Synge

Narrator: Brendan Moir

Unabridged: 1 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Bemuse

Published: 06/14/2024


Synopsis

Come join me in reading the magnum opus of J.M. Synge, where a young traveler has come from out of town boasting that he's committed patricide, which, rather than ostracizing him, causes many women of the town to become morbidly curious about this young man, including the prettiest girl in town and the quite newly vivacious widow. But what happens when the supposedly dead father shows up in town to whoop his son into submission? Find out as we explore the dynamics of bad boy charisma and righteous paternal fury is this a hilarious romp through the Irish Countryside.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill

How can I help but love Ireland? For example, how can you not love a nation that values both popular theater and “Irish womanhood” so highly that a new comedy—with “scandalous” depictions of Irish women--can cause a riot? And, no, I don’t mean a “laugh riot.” I mean a real honest-to-Jesus in-the-the......more

Goodreads review by Javad

خیلی حیفه که این نمایشنامه انقدر مهجور افتاده این گوشه داره خاک میخوره. هیچکی از کسایی که میشناسمشون تو این فضا، نخوندتش. «خالی بند دنیای غرب» رو از مقدمه حمید احیا برای نمایشنامه «ملکه‌ی زیبایی لی‌نین» شناختم. گویا «جان میلینگتُن سینگ» جد ادبیات نمایشی مدرن ایرلنده بوده و در واقع، تئاتر مدرن ایرلند......more