Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
CLASSICS "Easter, 1916" and Other Poems
Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Easter, 1916" and Other Poems
Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486297713
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Compilation of all the poems from The Wild Swans at Coole (1919) and Michael Robartes and the Dancer (1921) includes "The Second Coming," "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death," many others.
A Terrible Beauty Is Born
Author: W. B. YeatsPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241251532
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
'But I, being poor, have only my dreams; / I have spread my dreams under your feet...' By turns joyful and despairing, some of the twentieth century's greatest verse on fleeting youth, fervent hopes and futile sacrifice.
Best-Loved Yeats
Author: W. B. YeatsPublisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847174337
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams ... Some of the most famous lines in Irish poetry come from the pen of William Butler Yeats, poet, patriot, dramatist and senator. This illustrated collection of forty of his best-loved works, on Love, Politics, Old Age, Myth and Legend includes people, places and events that were important to him.
Selected Poems
Author: W. B. YeatsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781727049244
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
A mystical dreamer and leader of the Irish Literary Revival, romantic and modernist, Nobel prizewinner, dramatist and, above all, poet, W.B.Yeats starts writing with the motive of putting his 'very self' into his poems. T.S.Eliot, one of many who affirms the Irishman's greatness, described Yeats as 'one of those few whose history is the history of their own time, who are part of the consciousness of an age which cannot be understood without them.' For anyone concerned in the literature of the twentieth century, Yeat's poetry claims to be read. This volume combines poetry from the nostalgic charming early lyrics by which he is still best remembered, to the marvelous later work, which put beyond question his position as the principal poet of his age. From mastery tellings of old Irish myths and legends to eloquent meditations on the clamors and rewards of youth and old age, these elegant, occasionally playful songs of love, nature and art stand in dramatic comparison to the obscure and angry poems of life in a nation changed by war and disturbance. In the affluent and frequent imagery of the rose, the gyre and the tower the reader can trace Yeats's quest to join intellect and artistry in one fascinating ideal. Included in this edition, the play "Countess Cathleen" tales place in a historically in Ireland during a famine. The idealistic Countess of the title sells her soul to the devil so that she can save her tenants from starvation and from damnation for having sold their own souls. After her death, she is redeemed, as her motives were altruistic and ascend to Heaven.
The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats: Poems lyrical and narrative
Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Classics and Irish Politics, 1916-2016
Author: Isabelle TorrancePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192633449
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This collection addresses how models from ancient Greece and Rome have permeated Irish political discourse in the century since 1916. The 1916 Easter Rising, when Irish nationalists rose up against British imperial forces, became almost instantly mythologized in Irish political memory as a turning point in the nation's history that paved the way for Irish independence. Its centenary has provided a natural point for reflection on Irish politics, and this volume highlights an unexplored element in Irish political discourse, namely its frequent reliance on, reference to, and tensions with classical Greek and Roman models. Topics covered include the reception and rejection of classical culture in Ireland; the politics of Irish language engagement with Greek and Roman models; the intersection of Irish literature with scholarship in Classics and Celtic Studies; the use of classical referents to articulate political inequalities across gender, sexual, and class hierarchies; meditations on the Northern Irish conflict through classical literature; and the political implications of neoclassical material culture in Irish society. As the only country colonized by Britain with a pre-existing indigenous heritage of expertise in classical languages and literature, postcolonial Ireland represents a unique case in the field of classical reception. This book opens a window on a rich and varied dialogue between significant figures in Irish cultural history and the Greek and Roman sources that have inspired them, a dialogue that is firmly rooted in Ireland's historical past and continues to be ever-evolving.
Sixteen Dead Men
Author: Dora Sigerson ShorterPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365140917
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Excerpt from Sixteen Dead Men: And Other Poems of Easter Week Any profit that may arise from the sale of the book will be devoted, as are all the copy rights of the author, to a monument which she herself sculptured with a view to its erection over the graves of the Sixteen Dead Men when circumstances place their ashes in Glasnevin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
W. B. Yeats
Author: W.B. YeatsPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1474625665
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
'Tread softly because you tread on my dreams' is one of the most well-known and repeated lines of poetry ever written. Less haunting, but still so relevant: 'Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.' W B Yeats was one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. Winner of a Nobel prize, he was also a political figure, and, as is evident from his earlier work, fascinated by Irish folklore and the occult. He was also deeply affected by the First World War and the Anglo-Irish and Irish civil wars. It is a testament to the greatness of Yeats' poetry that he attempts to bear witness to these emotional and historical forces. This perfectly pitched collection includes some of the greatest poetry of the 20th century.
His Last Week, Or the Drama of Redemption
Author: George Alonzo McKinleyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483890343
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Excerpt from His Last Week, or the Drama of Redemption: And Other Poems This poem was written for an Easter exercise to use in the Presbyterian Church of Marshall, Minnesota, on Easter Day 1916. Fifteen young ladies and girls of the Church and the Sunday School recited the various parts, and with Easter music inter spersed, it' made a splendid Easter exercise. All who had the privilege of hearing this service were greatly pleased With it, and were free and cordial with their praise of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.