Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
$32.74
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2003
Summary
Gathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination. Filled with legends of village ghosts, fairies, demons, witches, priests, and saints, these stories evoke both tender pathos and lighthearted mirth and embody what Yeats describes as “the very voice of the people, the very pulse of life.”
“The impact of these tales doesn’t stop wit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812968552 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0812968557 |
| Author: | William Butler Yeats, Paul Muldoon |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2003 |
| Weight: | 335g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 132mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“These folk-tales are full of simplicity and musical occurrences, for they are the literature of a class…who have steeped everything in the heart: to whom everything is a symbol.”—William Butler Yeats
About The Author
William Butler Yeats
Paul Muldoon is Oxford Professor of Poetry and Howard G. B. Clark Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University. His recent works include To Ireland, I; Poems 1968-1998; and Moy Sand and Gravel. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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