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A Book of Irish Verse

By W.B. Yeats
Series: Routledge Classics
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A Book of Irish Verse is a seminal 1895 collection by W.B. Yeats, showcasing his vision to create a distinctly Irish poetic tradition during a pivotal period in Ireland's history. This edition includes an introduction by John Banville, offering context and appreciation for Yeats's role as a leading poet and folklorist.
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Ideal for readers of poetry, students of Irish literature, and those interested in Celtic arts and culture.

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Originally published in 1895, this outstanding collection of Irish verse was part of Yeats' campaign to establish a tradition of Irish poetry fit for the dawn of a new age in Ireland's history.

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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 dawn of a new age in Ireland's history.

This Routledge Classics edition, complete with a specially commissioned introduction by acclaimed writer and critic John Banville, is essential reading for all who appreciate good literature.

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"Yeats was one of the few whose history is the history of their own time, who are a part of the consciousness of an age which cannot be understood without them." – T.S. Eliot

"You were silly like us; your gift survived it all; The parish of rich women, physical decay, yourself; Mad Ireland hurt you into poetry." – W.H. Auden, In Memory of W.B. Yeats

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415289825

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 July 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 208

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Routledge Classics W.B. Yeats

About the Author

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939). One of the great poets of the modern age. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Poetry in 1923.

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