Project Gutenberg 2010-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 167 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler 45027993 Discoveries: A Volume of Essays Prophet, 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. Produced 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.) "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.) Reading ease score: 50.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Essays PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 91260 2025-07-13T11:10:37.598967 text/html 88116 2010-07-05T19:33:42 text/html 132447 2025-07-13T11:10:42.970943 application/epub+zip 130274 2025-07-13T11:10:40.501000 application/epub+zip 93403 2025-07-13T11:10:39.400955 application/epub+zip 274625 2025-07-13T11:10:44.898951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254404 2025-07-13T11:10:42.283976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157853 2022-09-15T07:52:32.418058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80563 2025-07-13T11:10:37.339951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80426 2010-07-05T19:33:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80420 2010-07-05T19:33:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21343 2025-07-13T11:10:45.022951 application/rdf+xml 16535 2025-07-13T11:10:39.889941 image/jpeg 4075 2025-07-13T11:10:39.639977 image/jpeg 31763 2010-07-05T19:33:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 45535 2010-07-05T19:33:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 31740 2010-07-05T19:33:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 128432 2025-07-13T11:10:37.609978 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia