J.M. Synge: References & Edit History
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The standard biographies are David H. Greene and Edward M. Stephens, J.M. Synge, 1871β1909 (1959); and W.J. McCormack, Fool of the Family: A Life of J.M. Synge (2000). Robin Skelton, The Writings of J.M. Synge (1971); Declan Kiberd, Synge and the Irish Language (1979); and Mary C. King, The Drama of J.M. Synge (1985), discuss various aspects of his work.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Apr 12, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 20, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 13, 2020 | ||
| Invalidated site: TheatreHistory.com - Biography of John Millington Synge. | Nov 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ask About Ireland -Biography of J.M. Synge. | Feb 21, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Drama Online - Biography of John Millington Synge. | Jan 03, 2017 | ||
| Changed article title from John Millington Synge to J.M. Synge. | Sep 29, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of J. M. Synge. | Mar 11, 2013 | ||
| Drawing of Synge by Paterson added. | Apr 29, 2010 | ||
| Britannica Classic video, John M. Synge's folk play The Well of the Saints added. | Nov 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: TheatreHistory.com - Biography of John Millington Synge. | Jan 08, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: TheatreHistory.com - Biography of John Millington Synge. | Jan 08, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Moonstruck Drama Bookstore - John Millington Synge. | Jan 08, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 01, 2006 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Dec 01, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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