William Butler Yeats

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.

Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (1888) is a collection of stories edited by W. B. Yeats. Compiled at the height of the Celtic Twilight, a movement to revive the myths and traditions of Ancient Ireland, Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry captures a wide range of stories, songs, poems, and firsthand accounts from artists and storytellers dedicated to the preservation of Irish culture. In “Frank Martin and the Fairies,” a sickly man discusses the presence of dozens of fairies inside his weaving shop. When a child in his village falls ill, he claims to have seen the fairies building a small, simple coffin, preparing to convey the poor youth from the world of men to their own, shadowy realm. “Bewitched Butter,” a tale from Donegal, recounts a strange event involving two farming families and a prized Kerry cow. When the young Grace Dogherty arrives on the Hanlon’s doorstep asking to milk their cow, Mrs. Hanlon initially refuses her. But after several entreaties, the matriarch relents, allowing the girl to take some of the Kerry cow’s milk. When Moiley stops producing milk, the Hanlon’s fear that Grace has cast an evil eye on the cow, thereby threatening their livelihood. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry compiles numerous tales of giants, gods, devils, kings and heroes, preserving the legends of Ireland’s past, an age threatened with erasure by science, reason, and modern industrialization. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W. B. Yeats’s Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.

The Wind Among the Reeds (1899) is a collection of poems and plays by W. B. Yeats. Containing many of the poet’s early important works, The Wind Among the Reeds provides a rich sampling of Yeats’ poems, illuminating his influence on the Celtic Twilight, a late-nineteenth century movement to revive the myths and traditions of Ancient Ireland, while charting his developing sense of the poet’s place in history and a changing world. “The Song of Wandering Aengus” dramatizes aesthetic and romantic longing. The poem follows a man with “a fire…in [his] head” who peels “a hazel wand,” hooks it with a berry, and catches himself “a little silver trout.” Satisfied, he returns home to light a fire and cook himself a meal of fresh fish when, suddenly, the trout transforms into “a glimmering girl / With apple blossom in her hair.” Haunted by her beauty, Aengus wanders the “hollow lands and hilly lands” in search of the girl, leaving his home and forsaking the promise of hard-earned comfort for the hope and hunger of vision . “The Song of the Old Mother,” a deceptively simple lyric reminiscent of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience, is a brief meditation on the life of an elderly domestic worker. Rising at dawn, she ensures that “the seed of the fire flicker and glow,” preparing the home for the day ahead while “the young lie long and dream in their bed” with no sense of the nature of work. The Wind Among the Reeds, Yeats’ third collection of poems, introduces some of the poet’s most enduring characters and personas, including Michael Robartes and Red Hanrahan, who dramatize for poet and reader the moods and minds which move a creative spirit. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W. B. Yeats’s The Wind Among the Reeds is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.

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.

”Kaikkea, mikä estää Henkeä vapautumasta, voidaan verrata solmuun, joka täytyy avata,tai häilymiseen tai väkivaltaan, jonka täytyy loppua, jotta päästään takaisin tasapainoon.” Irlantilaisen William Butler Yeatsin (1865-1939) Näky on sekä hämmästyttävä että hämmentävä teos. Teoksessa on aineksia niin filosofiasta, historiasta, kirjallisuudesta, kuvataiteesta kuin psykologiasta. Oman leimansa Näyn erikoislaatuiseen kokonaisuuteen antavat myös 1900-luvun alun muodikkaat aatevirtaukset: alkemia, astrologia, okkultismi, mystiikka ja teosofia. Kirja on hyvin henkilökohtainen taideteos, Yeatsin yksityisen filosofian ja maailmankatsomuksen esitys: osa teoksesta perustuu hänen vaimonsa Georgien uninäkyihin ja automaattikirjoituksiin, joita kertyi yhteensä tuhansia liuskoja. Yeatsin myöhäiskauden runot, joita pidetään yleisesti hänen tuotantonsa huipentumana, perustuvat pitkälti Näkyyn. Hän ammensi runouteensa tästä visionäärisestä materiaalista kielikuvia, symboleja sekä kulttuurisia ja filosofisia ajattelumalleja. Romantikkona ja mystikkona Yeats halusi löytää ilmiötodellisuuden takaa toisen, merkityksellisemmän todellisuuden.” Sitten ymmärrän. Olen jo sanonut kaiken, mikä voidaan sanoa. Yksityiskohdat synnyttää Kolmastoista kartio tai sykli, joka on jokaisessa ihmisessä ja jota jokainen ihminen kutsuu vapaudekseen.” Teoksen on suomentanut kirjailija ja kääntäjä Jyrki Vainonen. Hänen edellinen Yeats-suomennoksensa, runovalikoima Torni ja kierreportaat, ilmestyi 2015. Hän on kääntänyt suomen kielelle myös muuta irlantilaista kirjallisuutta, mm. Seamus Heaneyn runoutta ja Jonathan Swiftin satiireja sekä kiistakirjoituksia.

For første gang på norsk, i rikt utvalg, gjennomillustrert: Irlands største moderne poet WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Her, i både engelsk original og norsk gjendiktning, finner du 40 av Yeats' mest ikoniske dikt fra hele hans forfatterskap. Les det som en antologi over denne fabelaktige dikteren, eller rett og slett som en samling dikt, ulikt noe annet på norsk. Med etterord av gjendikteren, Torstein Bugge Høverstad. rsk.

Flamman och Skuggan innehåller många av Yeats mest trollbindande och förtätade berättelser, fångade i ett visionärt språk med rötter i den irländska berättartraditionen. Berättelserna pendlar mellan mörka skildringar av den stundande apokalypsen och drömska sagor som strömmar ur hjärtat av den keltiska folktron. ”Sann konst är flammorna från den yttersta dagen som för varje människa börjar när hon för första gången blir berörd av skönheten, och flammorna kommer att bränna alla ting till dess att de blir oändliga och heliga.” – W B Yeats Flamman och Skuggan är ett fylligt urval av Yeats prosa, där förordet, kronologin och den omfattande notapparaten åskådliggör hur grunderna till Yeats tankevärld tonar fram.