Project Gutenberg 2015-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 223 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 5 (of 8) The Celtic Twilight and Stories of Red Hanrahan Produced 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) "The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 5 (of 8)" is a collection of poetry and prose written in the late 19th to early 20th century. This volume features Yeats’s exploration of Irish folklore, myth, and spirituality, particularly focusing on themes surrounding the fae and the complexities of belief and artistry in Ireland. The work is notable for its rich imagery and introspective commentary on the nature of storytelling and existence. The opening of this volume sets a contemplative tone, as Yeats introduces "The Celtic Twilight," a tapestry of tales informed by the narratives he absorbed from the Irish countryside and its people. He reflects on his desire to create a world that encapsulates the beauty and significance of Ireland, intertwining personal beliefs with those of the peasantry. Yeats begins with a particular figure, Paddy Flynn, a genial old storyteller, whose tales of faeries, ghosts, and the charm of commonplace life ground the narrative in the deeply rooted folklore. Through Flynn’s accounts and Yeats’s poetic prose, readers are invited into a mystical realm where belief, memory, and the haunting beauty of the Irish landscape converge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English literature -- Irish authors PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 358357 2025-07-20T04:24:48.446160 text/html 337932 2024-10-24T17:49:35 text/html 317622 2025-07-20T04:24:54.793119 application/epub+zip 316733 2025-07-20T04:24:49.311092 application/epub+zip 240346 2025-07-20T04:24:48.872120 application/epub+zip 393200 2025-07-20T04:24:58.755057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338467 2025-07-20T04:24:54.187111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262633 2022-09-22T13:00:43.649846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313354 2025-07-20T04:24:47.999154 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293364 2024-10-24T17:49:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17112 2025-07-20T04:24:58.890050 application/rdf+xml 15476 2025-07-20T04:24:48.954108 image/jpeg 2142 2025-07-20T04:24:48.914090 image/jpeg 247248 2025-07-20T04:24:48.480119 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