Poems (1920) is a collection of poems and plays by W.B. Yeats.
Containing many of the poet's early important works, Poems
illuminates Yeats' influence on the Celtic Twilight, a
late-nineteenth century movement to revive the myths and traditions
of Ancient Ireland. The collection opens with Yeats' verse drama
The Countess Cathleen, which he dedicated to the actress and
revolutionary Maud Gonne. Set during a period of famine in Ireland,
The Countess Cathleen tells the story of a wealthy landowning
Countess who sells her soul to the devil in order to save her
starving tenants. The Land of Heart's Desire, Yeats' first
professionally performed play, follows a young fairy child who
disrupts the lives of two newlyweds and shakes a simple village to
its core. The Rose contains some of the writer's most beloved early
poems, including "To the Rose Upon the Rood of Time"-a symbolist
lyric alluding to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn-and "Fergus
and the Druid," a dialogue in verse. In "Who Goes With Fergus," a
poem blending ancient legend with modern Irish nationalism, Yeats
asks the youth of his country to "brood on hopes and fears no
more," to follow Fergus who "rules the shadows of the wood, / And
the white breast of the dim sea / And all disheveled wandering
stars." Yeats' writing, mysterious and rich with symbolism,
demonstrates not just a mastery of the English language, but an
abiding faith in the cause and principles of Irish independence.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of W.B. Yeats's Poems is a classic of
Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.
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