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100 1 _aYeats, W. B.
_q(William Butler),
_d1865-1939
245 1 0 _aWhere There is Nothing :
_bBeing Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-12-20
508 _aProduced by Brian Foley, Stephanie McKee and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Where There is Nothing" by W. B. Yeats is a play written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Paul Ruttledge, a man disillusioned with societal norms and responsibilities, who seeks to escape his conventional life and immerse himself in the world of the tinkers—a group of itinerant people in Ireland—symbolizing freedom and a raw connection to life. The themes of identity, societal expectations, and the search for deeper meaning are likely explored in the struggle between the respectable world and the wildness of the tinker's life. The opening of the play introduces us to Paul Ruttledge, who is depicted as a man detached from the society that surrounds him, preferring to engage with nature and explore philosophical musings rather than conform to social expectations. As he converses with various characters, such as his brother Thomas and Father Jerome, it becomes evident that Paul feels a profound disconnect from the people in his life, whom he views as dull and restrictive. His desire for change leads him to don the clothes of a tinker, symbolizing his wish to cast off societal restraints and embrace a life of wandering and adventure. This beginning sets the stage for Paul's quest for freedom and authenticity amidst a backdrop of societal norms that he finds suffocating. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIreland -- Drama
653 _aEnglish drama -- Irish authors
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38349
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