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The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 4 (of 8) / The Hour-glass. Cathleen ni Houlihan. The Golden Helmet. The Irish Dramatic Movement

Chapter 1: THE HOUR-GLASS. CATHLEEN NI HOULIHAN. THE GOLDEN HELMET. THE IRISH DRAMATIC MOVEMENT :: BEING THE FOURTH VOLUME OF THE COLLECTED WORKS IN VERSE & PROSE OF WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
By W. B. Yeats
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A compact collection of three short plays and a companion essay that fuse mythic and folkloric material with symbolic, often ritualized stagecraft. The dramas set emblematic figures and uncanny events against debates between skepticism and belief, testing duty, sacrifice, and the imagination through lyrical dialogue and staged tableaux. The essay articulates principles for a theatrical revival grounded in native tradition and poetic form, while appendices supply production notes and textual background to aid performance and interpretation.

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Title: The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 4 (of 8)

Author: W. B. Yeats

Release date: August 5, 2015 [eBook #49611]
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Language: English

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THE HOUR-GLASS. CATHLEEN NI
HOULIHAN. THE GOLDEN HELMET. THE IRISH DRAMATIC MOVEMENT :: BEING THE FOURTH VOLUME OF THE COLLECTED WORKS IN VERSE & PROSE OF WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS