John Millington Synge

John Millington Synge was an Irish writer and folklorist of the Edwardian Era. His most famous work is the play The Playboy of the Western World, published in 1907. He also contributed to the Irish Literary Revival movement.

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• Lifetime: 16 April 1871 • 24 March 1909
• Main form: Plays
• Mid-2026 popularity rank: --

"A translation is no translation,’ he said, ‘unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it."