“A translation is no translation,’ he said, ‘unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.””
Quotes by John Millington Synge
“They're all together this time, and the end is come. May the Almighty God have mercy on Bartley's soul, and on Michael's soul ... Michael has a clean burial in the far north, by the grace of the Almighty God. Bartley will have a fine coffin out of the white boards, and a deep grave surely. What more can we want than that. No man can be living for ever, and we must be satisfied.””
In the Shadow of the Glen. Riders to the Sea. The Well of the Saints. The Tinker'S Wedding 1912 Leather Bound
John Millington Synge
John Millington Synge was an influential Irish playwright, poet, and prose writer, best known for his role in the Irish Literary Revival. Born in 1871 in Dublin, Synge was educated at Trinity College,...