'Tinkers' [electronic resource] : Synge and the cultural history of the Irish traveller /

by Burke, Mary (Mary M.).

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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (344 p.).ISBN: 9780191721670 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909 -- Criticism and interpretation | Irish Travellers (Nomadic people) in literatureOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Irish playwright J.M. Synge created influential but misunderstood representations of travellers or 'tinkers'. This work traces the history of the 'tinker' back to medieval Irish historiography and English Renaissance literature and forward to contemporary US screen depictions.

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Irish playwright J.M. Synge created influential but misunderstood representations of travellers or 'tinkers'. This work traces the history of the 'tinker' back to medieval Irish historiography and English Renaissance literature and forward to contemporary US screen depictions.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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'Tinkers' [electronic resource] : Synge and the cultural history of the Irish traveller /

by Burke, Mary (Mary M.).