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The Celtic Twilight (Forgotten Books) [Paperback]

William Butler Yeats (Author)
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November 26, 2007
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"This text corresponds to the second (1902) expanded edition of the Celtic Twilight. This is one of the best-known collections of Yeats' prose; in it he explores the longstanding connection between the people of Ireland and the inhabitants of the land of Fairy. Yeats, who had profound mystic and visionary beliefs, writes with conviction of the reality of Fairies, both in his own experience, and in the everyday life of the Irish. This relatively short work serves as a way for readers to discover Yeats' powerful wordcraft and get an overview of celtic Fairy lore." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher’s Preface; The Hosting Of The Sidhe; This Book; A Teller Of Tales; Belief And Unbelief; Mortal Help; A visionary; village Ghosts; 'dust Hath Closed Helen's Eye'; A Knight Of The Sheep; An Enduring Heart; The Sorcerers; The Devil; Happy And Unhappy Theologians; The Last Gleeman; Regina, Regina Pigmeorum, Veni; 'and Fair, Fierce Women'; Enchanted Woods; Miraculous Creatures; Aristotle Of The Books; The Swine Of The Gods; A Voice; Kidnappers; The Untiring Ones; Earth, Fire And Water; The Old Town; The Man And His Boots; A Coward; The Three O'byrnes And The Evil Faeries; Drumcliff And Rosses; The Thick Skull Of The Fortunate; The Religion Of A Sailor; Concerning The Nearness Together Of Heaven, Earth, And Purgatory; The Eaters Of Precious Stones; Our Lady Of The Hills; The Golden Age; A Remonstrance With Scotsmen For Having Soured The Disposition Of Their Ghosts And Faeries; War; The Queen And The Fool; The Friends Of The People Of Faery; Dreams That Have No Moral; By The Roadside; Into The Twilight; Endnotes

About the Publisher:

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org

Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.

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"William Butler Yeats (pronounced /jets/; 13 June 1865 ¿ 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and together with Lady Gregory and Edward Martyn founded the Abbey Theatre, and served as its chief during its early years. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment in his later years, Yeats was an Irish Senator for two terms. In 1923, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation". Yeats is generally considered one of the few writers whose greatest works were completed after being awarded the Nobel Prize; such works include The Tower (1928) and The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1929).

Yeats was educated in Dublin, but spent his childhood in Sligo. He studied poetry in his youth, and from an early age was fascinated by both Irish legends and the occult. These topics feature in the first phase of his work, which lasted roughly until the turn of the century. His earliest volume of verse was published in 1900, and these slowly paced and lyrical poems display debts to Edmund Spenser and Percy Bysshe Shelley, as well as to the lyricism of the Pre-Raphaelite poets. From 1900, Yeats' poetry grew more physical and realistic renouncing the transcendentalism of his youth, though he remained preoccupied with physical and spiritual masks and cyclical theories of life. Over the years Yeats adopted many different ideological positions, including, in the words of the critic Michael Valdez Moses, "those of radical nationalist, classical liberal, reactionary conservative and Nihilists"." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Product Details

  • Paperback: 146 pages
  • Publisher: Forgotten Books (November 26, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1605061468
  • ISBN-13: 978-1605061467
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice compilation, June 25, 2010
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This is a good collection of stories, tales, direct experiences - call them what you will. We are not often told by Yeats which of the stories he actually believes. You will find that in other writings about him, not by him. We are, however, given more than a few intriguing details of some that he personally experienced.

If you are studying the ancient Fairy Faith, or indeed any aspect of Celtic folklore, this is a necessary addition to the reading list.
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