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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In 1895 the thirty-year-old W.B. Yeats, already established as one of Ireland''s leading poets and folklorists, published this outstanding collection of Irish verse as part of his campaign to establish a tradition of Irish poetry fit for the...
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<p>In this people¿s history of Ireland, John Creedon introduces a fascinating collection of stories from the Schools¿ Collection. This treasure trove of old stories, ways and wisdom, which could have been lost for ever, was collected by schoolchildren...
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