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The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 8 (of 8) / Discoveries. Edmund Spenser. Poetry and Tradition; and Other Essays. Bibliography cover

The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 8 (of 8) / Discoveries. Edmund Spenser. Poetry and Tradition; and Other Essays. Bibliography

Chapter 113: 1891.
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A compact collection of essays blending literary criticism, theatrical memoir, and cultural reflection. The author examines poetic tradition and symbolism, offers close readings of earlier poets such as Edmund Spenser, critiques contemporary drama and playwrights including Lady Gregory and J. M. Synge, and reflects on the artist’s social role as prophet, priest, and king. Short pieces probe saints, asceticism, the religious foundations of symbolic art, and the bodily energies that give drama its force. Personal anecdotes about performances, convents, and provincial audiences illuminate broader arguments about reconnecting imaginative life with ordinary people, and the volume closes with brief critical notes and a bibliography.

1891.

In the Firelight. (A poem.) ‘The Leisure Hour,’ Feb.

A Man who dreamed of Fairyland. ‘The National Observer,’ February 7. Reprinted in The Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1892. Also in The Countess Cathleen, 1892; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Irish Folk Tales. ‘The National Observer,’ Feb. 28.

Some recent books by Irish Writers. ‘The Boston Pilot,’ April 18.

Plays by an Irish Poet. (The work of Dr. John Todhunter.) ‘United Ireland,’ July 11.

Clarence Mangan’s Love Affair. ‘United Ireland,’ August 22.

A Fairy Song. ‘The National Observer,’ September 12. Reprinted in The Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1892. Also in The Countess Cathleen, 1892; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

A Reckless Century. Irish Rakes and Duellists. ‘United Ireland,’ September 12.

A Ballad Singer. ‘The Boston Pilot,’ September 12.

Oscar’s Wilde’s Last Book. (Review of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime.) ‘United Ireland,’ September 26.

An Irish Visionary. ‘The National Observer,’ October 3. Reprinted, under the title A Visionary, in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

The Young Ireland League. ‘United Ireland,’ Oct. 3.

Mourn—and then Onward. (A poem.) ‘United Ireland,’ October 10.

Kathleen. ‘The National Observer,’ October 31. Reprinted, under the title A Dream of a Blessed Spirit in Poems, 1895. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

An Epitaph. ‘The National Observer,’ December 12. Reprinted in The Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1892; and in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also under the title A Dream of Death in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

A Poet we have neglected. (William Allingham.) ‘United Ireland,’ December 12.