Irish Literary Supplement, March 22nd, 2006
COLM TOIBIN, EDITOR Synge: A Celebration Carysfort; Dufour Editions, 2005, $29.95
THIS IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE and firmly bound paperback book, friendly to the hand and eye, with a striking cover photograph of a scene on Aran, taken by Synge himself. There are also many vivid prints, by and about Synge and others, that introduce each of the eleven chapters. So much for the creative form of the book, now to turn to the substantial contents.
After examining this ambitious "Celebration" in honor of J.M. Synge, and the Druid Theatre's recent productions of his plays, a curious reader might wonder...
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