num_pages: 48
description: Large Format for easy reading. Although from a middle-class Protestant background, Synge's writings are mainly concerned with the world of the Roman Catholic peasants of rural Ireland. He is best known for his play The Playboy of the Western World, which caused riots in Dublin. His experiences on the Aran islands were to form the basis for many of his plays, including Riders to the Sea. Set in a cottage on Inishmaan, it is about a man whose body was washed up on the far away coast of Donegal, and who, by reason of certain peculiarities of dress, was suspected to be from the island.
language: English
title: Riders to the Sea
titlecomplete: Riders to the Sea (Dodo Press)
characters: Nora, Cathleen, Bartley, Maurya
genres: 20th Century, Ireland, Theatre, School, Drama, Plays, College, Classics, Irish Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 2026
places: Aran Islands
publisher: Dodo Pr