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  The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats

  by W. B. Yeats

  The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats includes all of the poems authorized by Yeats for inclusion in his standard canon. Breathtaking in range, it encompasses the entire arc of his career, from luminous reworkings of ancient Irish myths and legends to passionate meditations on the demands and rewards of youth and old age, from exquisite, occasionally whimsical songs of love, nature, and art to somber and angry poems... (more)
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  The Celtic Twilight

  Faerie and Folklore

  by W. B. Yeats

  "I have desired, like every artist, to create a little world out of the beautiful, pleasant, and significant things of this marred and clumsy world, and to show in a vision something of the face of Ireland..." Ireland is home to some of the world's most enchanting myths and tales. But many of these stories would have been lost if they hadn't been recorded and written down. Poet and Nobel laureate William... (more)
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  Works of W. B. Yeats (Wordsworth Poetry Library)

  by William Butler Yeats

  This volume of Yeats's poetry contains all the work from the 1933 edition of the "Collected Poems", the last anthology to be published in the poet's lifetime.
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  Yeats's Poetry, Drama and Prose

  by W. B. Yeats

  No other series of classic texts achieves the editorial standard of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with contextual and critical materials that bring the work to life for students. Careful editing, first-rate translation, thorough explanatory annotations, chronologies, and selected bibliographies make each text accessible to students while encouraging... (more)
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  William Butler Yeats

  Selected Poems and Four Plays

  by W. B. Yeats

  Since its first appearance in 1962, M. L. Rosenthal's classic selection of Yeats's poems and plays has attracted hundreds of thousands of readers. This newly revised edition includes 211 poems and 4 plays. It adds The Words Upon the Window-Pane, one of Yeats's most startling dramatic works in its realistic use of a seance as the setting for an eerily powerful reenactment of Jonathan Swift's rigorous idealism,... (more)
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  The Masks of God: Book 4

  Creative Mythology

  by Joseph Campbell

  This volume explores the whole inner story of modern culture since the Dark Ages, treating modern man's unique position as the creator of his own mythology.
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  Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

  by W. B. Yeats

  Born and educated in Dublin, Ireland, William Butler Yeats discovered early in his literary career a fascination with Irish folklore and the occult. Later awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, Yeats produced a vast collection of stories, songs, and poetry of Ireland's historical and legendary past. These writings helped secure for Yeats recognition as a leading proponent of Irish nationalism and Irish... (more)
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  The Hour Glass

  by W. B. Yeats

  This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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  The Green Helmet and Other Poems

  by W. B. Yeats

  Dramatization Of A Most Interesting Gaelic Variant Of The Story Of Sir Gawain And The Green Knight.
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  W.B.Yeats and His World (Pictorial Biography S.)

  by Eavan Boland, Michea?l Mac Liammo?ir

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  The Norton Anthology of English Literature Vol. 2

  by Donaldson, Smith (editors) Abrams

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  The Oxford Book of English Verse

  Here is a treasure-house of over seven centuries of English poetry, chosen and introduced by Christopher Ricks, whom Auden described as "exactly the kind of critic every poet dreams of finding." The Oxford Book of English Verse, created in 1900 by Arthur Quiller-Couch and selected anew in 1972 by Helen Gardner, has established itself as the foremost anthology of English poetry: ample in span, liberal in the kinds... (more)
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  The Land of Heart's Desire

  by W. B. Yeats

  William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and prose writer. One of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century, Yeats received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923. 'The Land of Heart's Desire' (1894) remains one of his most famous dramas. This edition also includes a short selection of thematically relevant poetry by Yeats, including 'The Stolen Child,' 'The Hosting of the... (more)
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  Eight Great Tragedies

  by William Burto, Morton Berman

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  Stories of Red Hanrahan

  The Secret Rose / Rosa Alchemic

  by W. B. Yeats

  Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of Stories of Red Hanrahan by William Butler Yeats was edited for students who are actively building their vocabularies in... (more)
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  Synge and the Ireland of His Time

  by W. B. Yeats

  Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of Synge and the Ireland of His Time by William Butler Yeats was edited for students who are actively building their... (more)
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  Classic Poems to Read Aloud

  by James Berry, Marianne Moore, Roger McGough, Carl August Sandburg

  This all-inclusive thematic anthology of over 150 poems brings together a marvelous array of writings, from Shakespeare and Tennyson to modern poets such as Robert Frost and Ted Hughes to the works of Caribbean, African, and Native American poets. A delightful way for children and adults to spend time together.
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  The Countess Cathleen

  by W. B. Yeats

  OONA. The empty rattle-pate! Lean on this arm, That I can tell you is a christened arm, And not like some, if we are to judge by speech. But as you please. It is time I was forgot. Maybe it is not on this arm you slumbered When you were as helpless as a worm.
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  William Butler Yeats Selected Poems

  by Yeats, William Butler

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  Walking Naked

  by Alyssa Brugman

  There are those who are popular. There are those who are outcasts. And there are those who must choose between the two. Megan Tuw has always been popular. As a leader of her high school’s most cliquish group, she’s among the anointed girls who think nothing of ridiculing those who don’t fit in. That includes Perdita Wiguiggan—a classmate Megan and her friends openly refer to as the Freak. But Megan doesn’t know... (more)