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Irish Folk and Fairy Tales

Hardback

Main Details

Title Irish Folk and Fairy Tales
Authors and Contributors      By (author) W. B. Yeats
SeriesChartwell Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Dimensions(mm): Height 191,Width 146
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Myth and legend told as fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780785841753
ClassificationsDewey:823.8
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Book Sales Inc
Imprint Chartwell Books Inc.,U.S.
Publication Date 11 October 2022
Publication Country United States

Description

In Irish Folk and Fairy Tales William Butler Yeats delivers a vast collection of stories, songs, and poetry of his home country and beloved Ireland's historical and legendary past. These writings helped secure for Yeats' recognition as a leading proponent of Irish nationalism and Irish cultural independence, and to also help Yeats spearhead the Irish Literary Revival. Originally published in two separate books near the end of the nineteenth century, these tales preserve a rich and charming heritage in a superbly authentic Irish voice. In this volume, extraordinary Irish characters are brought to life through the incandescent poetic voice of W.B. Yeats, who as the first Irish writer to be honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 1923. Born and educated in Dublin, from an early age Yeats was fascinated by both Irish legends and the occult, which are brilliantly visited in Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. These legendary stories include Trooping Fairies, a Banshee, Kings and Queens, Giants, Devils and the enigmatic Irish Leprechaun that will delight and entertain readers of all ages. Poets, readers, children and adults will all fall in love with these classic Irish Folk and Fairy Tales from one of the world's greatest poets, W. B. Yeats.

Author Biography

William Butler Yeats is generally considered to be Ireland's greatest poet, living or dead, and one of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century. As a boy he studied poetry before becoming fascinated with the mysticism and the occult. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923.