Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth

Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 9780141960999
ISBN-13 : 014196099X
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Download or read book Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth written by William Yeats and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1993-07-29 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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