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Playboy of the Western World, The
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From: The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
Date: 20000101
Author:ROBERT WELCH
Playboy of the Western World, The
(1907), a play by J. M. Synge . It tells how Christy Mahon arrives in a Co. Mayo village and wins the hearts of the local women by boasting that he has killed his father. His prowess at the local sports confirms him in the role of hero and as fitting mate for Pegeen Mike. When old Mahon appears, they turn upon their hero despite his offer to ‘slay his da’ a second time. Escaping from their clutches, he tames his father, and the two leave the stage disdainful of the gullible Mayo peasants. The play was condemned by nationalists as a ...Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
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