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Title: The Wild Swans at Coole

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Swans_at_Coole

Note: Reading ease score: 71.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Meredith Bach and the Online Distributed
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Summary: "The Wild Swans at Coole" by W. B. Yeats is a collection of poetry published in the early 20th century. This significant literary work explores themes of beauty, love, and the passage of time, often reflecting on the changes that accompany aging and the melancholic resonance of lost youth. The poems capture a mix of personal reflection and broader observations about human experience. The central poem, "The Wild Swans at Coole," depicts the speaker's contemplation of the beauty and grace of swans he has observed at a lake over many years. This imagery serves as a poignant backdrop for the speaker’s reflections on his own aging and the inevitable changes brought by time. As the speaker contrasts the eternal beauty of the swans with his own diminishing vitality, he evokes a sense of longing and nostalgia for youth and love that feels ever elusive. Other poems in the collection similarly grapple with themes such as loss, memory, and the complexities of relationships, demonstrating Yeats's mastery of emotional depth and vivid imagery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

EBook No.: 32491

Published: May 23, 2010

Downloads: 202

Language: English

Subject: Poetry

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Wild Swans at Coole

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Swans_at_Coole

Note: Reading ease score: 71.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Meredith Bach and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "The Wild Swans at Coole" by W. B. Yeats is a collection of poetry published in the early 20th century. This significant literary work explores themes of beauty, love, and the passage of time, often reflecting on the changes that accompany aging and the melancholic resonance of lost youth. The poems capture a mix of personal reflection and broader observations about human experience. The central poem, "The Wild Swans at Coole," depicts the speaker's contemplation of the beauty and grace of swans he has observed at a lake over many years. This imagery serves as a poignant backdrop for the speaker’s reflections on his own aging and the inevitable changes brought by time. As the speaker contrasts the eternal beauty of the swans with his own diminishing vitality, he evokes a sense of longing and nostalgia for youth and love that feels ever elusive. Other poems in the collection similarly grapple with themes such as loss, memory, and the complexities of relationships, demonstrating Yeats's mastery of emotional depth and vivid imagery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

EBook No.: 32491

Published: May 23, 2010

Downloads: 202

Language: English

Subject: Poetry

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.