The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore Yeats W. B.Paperback
The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore Yeats W. B.Paperback Best known for his poetry, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was also a dedicated exponent of Irish folklore. The Celtic Twilight ventures…
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The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore Yeats W. B.Paperback
Best known for his poetry, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was also a dedicated exponent of Irish folklore. The Celtic Twilight ventures into the eerie and puckish world of fairies, ghosts, and spirits. Yeats took a particular interest in the tales' mythic and magical roots.
It consists of stories recounted to the poet by his friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. This handful of dreams, as the author referred to it, first appeared in 1893, and its title refers to the pre-dawn hours, when the Druids performed their rituals. Yeats' faithful transcription of their narratives includes his own visionary experiences, appended to the storytellers' words as a form of