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 Project Gutenberg 2005-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler The Hour Glass Produced by Nichole Apostola and David Widger "The Hour-Glass" by W. B. Yeats is a morality play written in the early 20th century. This theatrical work delves into themes of belief, doubt, and the existential crisis faced by a wise man as he confronts his impending death. The narrative reflects the philosophical inquiries characteristic of Yeats' writing, showcasing the tension between knowledge and faith. The story centers around a wise man who, having taught his pupils to renounce belief in spiritual and metaphysical concepts, is confronted by an angel. The angel informs him that he will die when the last grains of sand fall from an hourglass. In his desperation to avoid death and secure a place in heaven, the wise man seeks someone who believes to save him, realizing too late that he himself has lost faith. Despite his efforts to convince his pupils and even his wife to believe, he finds that they have all adopted his skeptical views. Ultimately, only the Fool, who embodies a kind of innocent wisdom, possesses the belief necessary to redeem the wise man's soul. The play concludes with poignant reflections on faith and the potential for redemption, even in the face of imminent death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Ireland -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 55228 2025-07-03T11:18:55.391167 text/html 50636 2013-02-09T10:52:38 text/html 79165 2025-07-03T11:18:59.030673 application/epub+zip 77914 2025-07-03T11:18:56.922713 application/epub+zip 77914 2025-07-03T11:18:55.938181 application/epub+zip 136647 2025-07-03T11:19:00.595674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129145 2025-07-03T11:18:58.455188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102888 2022-09-04T06:06:06.097606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44430 2025-07-03T11:18:55.137188 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44210 2012-08-28T09:14:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18147 2025-07-03T11:19:00.721702 application/rdf+xml 9094 2025-07-03T11:18:56.419696 image/jpeg 2621 2025-07-03T11:18:56.178196 image/jpeg 17348 2013-02-09T10:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 16370 2012-08-28T09:15:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 75647 2025-07-03T11:18:55.398200 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia