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100 1 _aYeats, W. B.
_q(William Butler),
_d1865-1939
245 1 4 _aThe Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 3 (of 8) :
_bThe Countess Cathleen. The Land of Heart's Desire. The Unicorn from the Stars
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-08-05
508 _aProduced by Emmy, mollypit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Music transcribed by Linda Cantoni.
520 _a"The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 3 (of 8)" is a collection of plays and poems written in the early 20th century. This volume includes major works such as "The Countess Cathleen," "The Land of Heart's Desire," and "The Unicorn from the Stars," showcasing Yeats's exploration of themes like love, sacrifice, and the interplay between the mundane and the mystical. The characters often navigate a world rich with Irish folklore, reflecting Yeats’s longing for a past that intertwines with the present. The opening of this volume begins with "The Countess Cathleen," set in a war-torn Ireland where famine and despair reign. We are introduced to a peasant family—their concerns about the famine and strange happenings in the woods intertwine with the arrival of the titular Countess, who is portrayed as a figure of compassion and hope. As they converse, themes of sacrifice and the lurking presence of demons hint at the dark choices facing the characters amidst their plight. The blend of realism and mythical elements in the dialogue creates an atmosphere rife with tension, setting the stage for the unfolding drama of human desires against the backdrop of spiritual conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish literature -- Irish authors
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49610
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