The Irish poet and dramatist, W. B. Yeats is recognised as one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. Yeats produced a wide body of poetry and dramatic works, as well as founding the famous Abbey Theatre, and in 1923 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Yeats’ complete poetical and dramatic works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Yeats’ life and works* Concise introductions to the poetry and other works* The complete poetry, appearing for the first time in digital print* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the poems and plays* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry* Easily locate the poems you want to read* ALL 30 plays, including rare dramas appearing for the first time in digital print* Features the complete autobiographies – discover Yeats’ literary life in SEVEN different works* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Poetry CollectionsTHE WANDERINGS OF OISIN AND OTHER POEMSTHE COUNTESS KATHLEEN AND VARIOUS LEGENDS AND LYRICSTHE WIND AMONG THE REEDSPoems from THE SHADOWY WATERSTWO NARRATIVE POEMSIN THE SEVEN WOODSTHE GREEN HELMET AND OTHER POEMSRESPONSIBILITIESTHE WILD SWANS AT COOLEMICHAEL ROBARTES AND THE DANCERTHE TOWERTHE WINDING STAIR AND OTHER POEMSPARNELL’S FUNERAL AND OTHER POEMSNEW POEMS, 1938Poems from ON THE BOILERLAST POEMS
The PoemsLIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The PlaysTHE COUNTESS CATHLEENTHE LAND OF HEART’S DESIREDIARMUID AND GRANIAWHERE THERE IS NOTHINGCATHLEEN NI HOULIHANTHE HOUR-GLASSTHE POT OF BROTHTHE KING’S THRESHOLDON BAILE’S STRANDDEIRDRETHE UNICORN FROM THE STARSTHE GREEN HELMETTHE SHADOWY WATERSTHE HOUR-GLASS (VERSE VERSION)AT THE HAWK’S WELLTHE DREAMING OF THE BONESTHE ONLY JEALOUSY OF EMERCALVARYTHE PLAYER QUEENKING OEDIPUSOEDIPUS AT COLONUSTHE CAT AND THE MOONFIGHTING THE WAVESTHE WORDS UPON THE WINDOW-PANETHE RESURRECTIONTHE KING OF THE GREAT CLOCK TOWERA FULL MOON IN MARCHTHE HERNE’S EGGPURGATORYTHE DEATH OF CUCHULAIN
The AutobiographiesREVERIES OVER CHILDHOOD AND YOUTHTHE TREMBLING OF THE VEILDRAMATIS PERSONAE 1896-1902ESTRANGEMENT EXTRACTS FROM A DIARY KEPT IN 1909THE DEATH OF SYNGE EXTRACTS FROM A DIARY KEPT IN 1909THE BOUNTY OF SWEDENTHE IRISH DRAMATIC MOVEMENT
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