Project Gutenberg 1999-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 308 Synge, J. M. (John Millington) 1871 1909 Synge, Edmund John Millington Synge, John Millington Synge, John M. Deirdre of the Sorrows Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 90.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Deirdre (Legendary character) -- Drama Epic literature, Irish -- Adaptations Tales -- Ireland -- Adaptations Queens -- Drama Ireland -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 125163 2025-08-01T11:31:38.711670 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 145006 2025-08-01T11:31:41.630702 application/epub+zip 143915 2025-08-01T11:31:39.241663 application/epub+zip 110142 2025-08-01T11:31:38.919672 application/epub+zip 199831 2025-08-01T11:31:43.508663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183814 2025-08-01T11:31:41.363659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150268 2022-09-01T12:54:27.683201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109988 2025-08-01T11:31:38.419652 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109793 2019-05-04T08:43:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 38139 2019-05-04T08:46:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19605 2025-08-01T11:31:43.647631 application/rdf+xml 16967 2025-08-01T11:31:39.005643 image/jpeg 2347 2025-08-01T11:31:38.962648 image/jpeg 329322 2025-08-01T11:31:38.727650 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia