Dunsany

[ duhn-sey-nee ]

noun

1. Edward John More·ton Drax Plun·kett [mawr, -tndraks-, pluhng, -ket, -kit, mohr, -], 18th Baron Lord Dunsany, 1878–1957, Irish dramatist, poet, and essayist.

Dunsany

/ dʌnˈseɪnɪ /

noun

1. Dunsany, 18th Baron18781957MIrishTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: short-story writer 18th Baron, title of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett. 1878–1957, Irish dramatist and short-story writer

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It was an immediate success and aroused great general interest in Dunsany's other plays.

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A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.

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Dunsany's prime quality is a romantic and highly colored imagination which is rich in symbolism.

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A Night at an Inn is one of Dunsany's contributions to the revival of romance in our generation.

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Dunsany Castle was built by Hugh de Lacy about the middle of the twelfth century.

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