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Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth
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This collection brings together all of W. B. Yeats’s published prose writings on Irish folklore, legend and myth, with pieces on subjects including ghosts, kidnappers, fairies, ancient tribes, precious stones and Gaelic love songs. Through his researches on Irish folklore, Yeats attempted to create a movement in literature that was enriched by and rooted in a vital native tradition. In this volume Yeats’s essays, introductions and sketches are presented chronologically, giving a clear picture of how his analysis developed, increasing in its depth and complexity in his quest to create an Ireland of the imagination.
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| Weight | 0.365 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.9 × 13.1 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 496 |
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| Year Published | 1993-7-29 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 014018001X |
| About The Author | W B Yeats (1865 – 1939) is one of the great and innovative poets of the twentieth century. Much of his most vigorous verse on love, sex, Irish and international politics, the complexities of the occult and the 'sedentary toil' of poetry was producedin the years between his fiftieth birthday in 1915 and his death in 1939. |
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