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Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Yeats
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Introduction by Robert Welch
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Notes by Robert Welch
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| Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:496 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary essays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780140180015
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| Classifications | Dewey:828.8 |
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Publishing Details |
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Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
29 July 1993 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Through his researches into Irish folklore, legend and myth, Yeats was attempting to discover a specifically Irish imagination and to create a movement in literature enriched by, and rooted in, a vital native tradition. This collection brings together all of Yeats's published prose writings on the subject, arranged in chronological order to enable the reader to perceive how Yeats's analysis develops, embracing ideas and visions of increasing psychological and philosophical complexity.
Author Biography
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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