Note
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1975
Description
The plays of J.M. Synge reflect his theory of the central life
force, particularly as it is embodied by the women in the plays. It
is essentially the elan vital of Henri Bergson. On the Aran Islands
Synge observed the intuitive strength of women which he portrayed
later in the plays. Implicit are the elements of a folk spirit common
in the work of both Synge and Bergson. A reading of the plays with
the emphasis on Playboy of the Western World and Deirdre of the
Sorrows reveals a creative vitality which is both Bergsonian and
mythic, and which pivots on the choices made by the women toward a
spiritual unity with nature.
force, particularly as it is embodied by the women in the plays. It
is essentially the elan vital of Henri Bergson. On the Aran Islands
Synge observed the intuitive strength of women which he portrayed
later in the plays. Implicit are the elements of a folk spirit common
in the work of both Synge and Bergson. A reading of the plays with
the emphasis on Playboy of the Western World and Deirdre of the
Sorrows reveals a creative vitality which is both Bergsonian and
mythic, and which pivots on the choices made by the women toward a
spiritual unity with nature.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
77 p.
Identifier
13715
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1975.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1975
Date Text
1975
Date Issued (EDTF)
1975
Extension
FAU
FAU
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IID
FADT13715
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
TATUM, ELIZABETH RUTH.
Graduate College
Physical Description
77 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
WOMEN IN SYNGE'S PLAYS (IRELAND)
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Origin Information
1975
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
WOMEN IN SYNGE'S PLAYS (IRELAND)
Other Title Info
WOMEN IN SYNGE'S PLAYS (IRELAND)