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100	1		_aYeats, W. B. _q(William Butler), _d1865-1939
245	1	0	_aDiscoveries: A Volume of Essays
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2010-07-05
505	0		_aProphet, priest and king -- Personality and the intellectual essences -- The musician and the orator -- A banjo player -- The looking-glass -- The tree of life -- The praise of old wives' tales -- The play of modern manners -- Has the drama of contemporary life a root of its own -- Why the blind man in ancient times was made a poet -- Concerning saints and artists -- The subject matter of drama -- The two kinds of asceticism -- In the serpent's mouth -- The black and the white arrows -- His mistress's eyebrows -- The tresses of the hair -- A tower on the Apennine -- The thinking of the body -- Religious belief necessary to symbolic art -- The holy places.
508			_aProduced by Brian Foley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"Discoveries: A Volume of Essays" by William Butler Yeats is a collection of essays written during the early 20th century. The book explores a variety of topics including art, poetry, drama, and the nature of human experience, reflecting Yeats's deep engagement with both cultural and personal themes. As a prominent figure of the Irish Literary Revival, Yeats's work often combines mythological elements with contemporary social commentary, offering insights into the motivations behind artistic creation. In "Discoveries," Yeats presents his thoughts on the role of the artist and the importance of human emotion and experience within art. He argues that true artistic expression arises from the integration of personality and the intellectual essence of life, emphasizing the significance of physicality and emotional depth in performance and creation. Through a series of essays, Yeats critiques the limitations of modern drama, the nature of asceticism, and the interplay between tradition and innovation in literature. He reflects on the role of the poet in society and the necessity of engaging the audience's emotions, advocating for a return to the essential, visceral aspects of life that resonate with the human spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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653			_aEssays
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33087
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