In the Seven Woods: Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age is a collection of poems written by the renowned Irish poet, W.B. Yeats. The book was first published in 1903 and is considered a significant work in Irish literature. The poems in this collection are mostly inspired by the Irish heroic age, a period of Irish mythology that predates Christianity. Yeats explores themes of love, death, and the supernatural in his poems, drawing on ancient Irish legends and folklore. The title of the book refers to the Seven Woods ...
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In the Seven Woods: Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age is a collection of poems written by the renowned Irish poet, W.B. Yeats. The book was first published in 1903 and is considered a significant work in Irish literature. The poems in this collection are mostly inspired by the Irish heroic age, a period of Irish mythology that predates Christianity. Yeats explores themes of love, death, and the supernatural in his poems, drawing on ancient Irish legends and folklore. The title of the book refers to the Seven Woods of Coole, a forest in County Galway, Ireland, which is said to have been a place of great spiritual significance in ancient times. Yeats' poetry is known for its lyrical beauty and its ability to evoke a sense of the mystical and the otherworldly. In the Seven Woods is a must-read for anyone interested in Irish literature and the work of one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.1903. Contents: In the Seven Woods; Old Age of Queen Maeve; Baile and Aillinn; The Arrow; Folly of Being Comforted; Withering of the Boughs; Adam's Curse; Song of Red Hanrahan; Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water; Under the Moon; Players Ask for a Blessing on the Psalteries and Themselves; Rider From the North; On Baile's Strand, A Play.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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