Project Gutenberg 1999-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Synge, J. M. (John Millington) 1871 1909 Synge, Edmund John Millington Synge, John Millington Synge, John M. Deirdre of the Sorrows Text file produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer HTML file produced by David Widger "Deirdre of the Sorrows" by J. M. Synge is a dramatic play written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of ancient Ireland, the narrative revolves around the tragic character Deirdre, whose beauty and destiny lead to sorrow and destruction. The storyline unfolds the tension between her desires and the political machinations surrounding her, particularly focusing on her interactions with Conchubor, the High King of Ulster, and her true love, Naisi. The opening of the play introduces us to the household of Lavarcham, Deirdre's nurse, who expresses anxiety about Deirdre's fate as she strays in the wild, unaware of the impending dangers. Conchubor arrives, revealing his intentions to claim Deirdre as his queen despite her desires for freedom and love with Naisi. This introduces a conflict that hints at the foretold tragedies that will follow. The tension escalates with the arrival of Naisi and his brothers, as Deirdre's feelings draw her away from her preordained path, further foreshadowing the impending doom brought on by her beauty and choices. The opening sets the stage for the unfolding drama, laden with themes of fate, love, and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Deirdre (Legendary character) -- Drama Epic literature, Irish -- Adaptations Tales -- Ireland -- Adaptations Queens -- Drama Ireland -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 125025 125069 2024-09-01T11:26:21.626559 2023-10-01T10:22:24.320217 text/html text/html 127016 2021-01-27T16:41:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 328446 2021-01-27T16:41:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 144775 2024-09-01T11:26:24.728550 application/epub+zip 143913 2024-09-01T11:26:22.143568 application/epub+zip 110140 2024-09-01T11:26:21.860560 application/epub+zip 199821 2024-09-01T11:26:26.650524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183814 2024-09-01T11:26:24.478549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150268 2022-09-01T12:54:27.683201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109988 109889 2024-09-01T11:26:21.146564 2023-10-01T10:22:23.887198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 109793 2019-05-04T08:43:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 38139 2019-05-04T08:46:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19463 2024-09-01T11:26:26.822521 application/rdf+xml 16967 2024-09-01T11:26:21.956559 image/jpeg 2347 2024-09-01T11:26:21.905553 image/jpeg 329291 2024-09-01T11:26:21.642550 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia