The Aran Islands is a four part collection of journal entries regarding the geography and people of the Aran Islands.[1] It was completed by John Millington Synge in 1901 and first published in 1907.[2] It is based on Synge's multiple travels through the Irish speaking and predominately rural set of islands off the Western coast of Ireland.[2][3] The book presents many of the local specificities of the Aran Island people while simultaneously contextualizing the Aran Islands as part of broader European and global commercial networks.[4]
The Aran Islands
Title page for a 1911 printing of The Aran Islands
The Aran Islands is a four part collection of Synge's account of his interactions with the people, culture, and language of the Aran Islands. Synge first arrives on Inishmore via a steamer from Galway.[2] Notably, regular steamer service between mainland Ireland and the Aran Islands only began in 1891, and then only to Inishmore, since it is the largest of the three.[5] From there Synge travels to Inishmaan, the middle island, and continues his interactions with the local community. On Inishmaan Synge continues to develop his Gaelic and notes that he feels as if he is traveling farther from civilization (a concept that pleases him).[2] However, he also notes the connections between the community (and their stories) and mainland Ireland, Europe, and America.[2] Synge then travels to the smallest island, Inishneer, before returning to Inismaan. After this Synge records his irregular travels between the islands and other parts of Europe.
Importanceedit
Due to the rocky topography and limited natural resources and shipping capabilities of the Aran Islands they remain largely isolated from mainland Ireland.[6] As such, communities on the Aran Islands developed in specific ways that are reflected in the culture and language of the Aran Islands. Some of these specific traditions have since disappeared or otherwise been changed by the modernization and tourist commodification of the islands but Synge's work has preserved some parts of this way of life.[7]
Adaptationsedit
Playwright Joe O'Byrne adapted Synge's book for the stage in early 2015. "The Aran Islands" premiered in June 2015 at the Viking Theatre in Dublin before touring Ireland. It had its U.S. premiere in June 2017 at Irish Repertory Theatre.
Referencesedit
^"Book Of A Lifetime: The Aran Islands by John Millington Synge". The Independent. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^Mathews, P.J. (2009). The Cambridge companion to J.M. Synge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 54. ISBN9780521125161.
^Bruna, Giulia (2017). J.M. Synge and Travel Writing of the Irish Revival. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 18. ISBN978-0-8156-3533-8.
^Thornton, Weldon (1979). J.M. Synge and the Western Mind. Great Britain: Colin Smythe. pp. 59-60. ISBN0-901072-89-3.
^Thornton, Weldon (1979). J.M. Synge and the Western Mind. Great Britain: Colin Smythe. pp. 60. ISBN0-901072-89-3.
^"Synge: The Aran Islands". Ask About Ireland. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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