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The Playboy of the Western World

play by J. M. Synge
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The Playboy of the Western World
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The Playboy of the Western World

Summary

The Playboy of the Western World is a dramatic work[1]. It draws 1,645 Wikipedia views per month (dramatic_work category, ranking #33 of 285).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Playboy of the Western World authored John Millington Synge[3].
  • The Playboy of the Western World's instance of is recorded as dramatic work[4].
  • The Playboy of the Western World's Commons category is recorded as The Playboy of the Western World[5].
  • The Playboy of the Western World's has edition or translation is recorded as The Playboy of the Western World[6].
  • The Playboy of the Western World's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[7].
  • The Playboy of the Western World's derivative work is recorded as Playboy of the West Indies[8].
  • The Playboy of the Western World's form of creative work is recorded as play[9].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Playboy of the Western World authored John Millington Synge[3].

Why It Matters

The Playboy of the Western World draws 1,645 Wikipedia views per month (dramatic_work category, ranking #33 of 285).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

John Millington Synge

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → The Playboy of the Western World
    Form of creative work → play
    Derivative work → Playboy of the West Indies
    Author → John Millington Synge
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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