Books by W. B. Yeats

William Butler Yeats, 13.6.1865-28.1.1939, var som irsk forfatter og lyriker splittet mellem det katolske og det protestantiske. Han var en typisk antimaterialist og viede sig politisk til den irske nationalistiske bevægelse1891 kastede Yeats sig over opbygningen af et irsk teater, The Irish Literary Theatre (fra 1904 The Irish National Theatre, med skuespilhuset Abbey Theatre i Dublin), der åbnede i 1899 med hans The Countess Cathleen, og som i 1902 opførte hans nok mest berømte scenestykke Cathleen Ni Houlihan, begge med stof fra en mytisk irsk fortid.

William Butler Yeats, 13.6.1865-28.1.1939, var som irsk forfatter og lyriker splittet mellem det katolske og det protestantiske. Han var en typisk antimaterialist og viede sig politisk til den irske nationalistiske bevægelse1891 kastede Yeats sig over opbygningen af et irsk teater, The Irish Literary Theatre (fra 1904 The Irish National Theatre, med skuespilhuset Abbey Theatre i Dublin), der åbnede i 1899 med hans The Countess Cathleen, og som i 1902 opførte hans nok mest berømte scenestykke Cathleen Ni Houlihan, begge med stof fra en mytisk irsk fortid.

This handsome hardback edition presents Yeat''s enthralling tales from Ireland''s oral history, with delightful illustrations, gilded page edges and a striking gold-embossed cover design. One of Ireland''s greatest writers, the Nobel-prize winner W. B. Yeats was fascinated by the myths and folklore of his native country. Compiled by Yeats in 1892, these stories were collected around the country by a variety of historians, including Lady Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde. Within these pages, you''ll discover tales of greedy sons who get their comeuppance, canny priests, evil witches and demons alongside legends of heroic kings, giants and, of course, the good folk themselves - the fairies, the leprechauns and the cluricauns. By turns charming and scary, these are yarns that have passed down through generations and which are still as entertaining and magical as when they were first recalled. This cloth-look hardback edition features beautiful illustrations, ivory pages and patterned endpapers, making a wonderful gift or keepsake for any literature lover. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

?In this catalogue's most perceptive articles some of the finest critical insights about Yeats's work are brilliantly presented. . . . A book no one interested in Yeats should be without.?-English Fiction in Transition

An ethereal collection of long-lost fairy tales and folk stories from Ireland, collated and edited by one of the most sensational Irish poets, W. B. Yeats.This anthology of Irish myths and folklore was first published in 1892 after being carefully collated by W. B. Yeats. The prolific poet had a deep interest in the folkloric history of his country and dedicated part of his career to editing traditional fairy tales and translating them from the original Irish. Irish Fairy and Folk Tales is an illusive collection of beautiful and ghostly stories concerning fairies, changelings, witches, giants, the devil, and the supernatural.The tales featured in this volume are divided between the following sections:- The Trooping Fairies- Changelings- The Merrow- The Solitary Fairies- Ghosts- Witches, Fairy Doctors- T'yeer-Na-N-Oge- Saints, Priests- The Devil- Giants- Kings, Queens, Princesses, Earls, Robbers

The Moon Spun Round takes children of all ages on an imaginative journey through W.B. Yeats's poetry, folktales and childhood writing. Mysterious and beautiful illustrations spin out from Yeats's haunting and enchanted words and rhythms.

The third volume of a three volume edition of the collected papers and notebooks which comprise the "automatic writing" of W.B.Yeats. The material presented here is taken from the writings known as "the sleep and dreams" notebooks, the "vision" notebooks one and two and from Yeats' card files.

Arranged in chronological sequence, The Secret Rose offers a glimpse of all Yeats'' styles-beginning with his youthful romantic idealism and ending with his more outspoken, sardonic treatment of sexuality.