Project Gutenberg 2011-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 91 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler 04015400 A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers, with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats Produced by Brian Foley, Ron Stephens 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.) "A Book of Irish Verse" by W. B. Yeats is a collection of poetry selected from modern Irish writers, compiled in the late 19th century. The anthology showcases various poems that delve into themes of love, nature, loss, and the Irish cultural experience, reflecting the rich literary tradition of Ireland. With an introduction and notes by Yeats, the work aims to highlight the beauty and emotional depth found in Irish verse. The opening portion of the book features a preface by Yeats, wherein he outlines the historical context and significance of modern Irish poetry. He discusses the challenges that Irish writers faced, balancing national pride and poetic integrity, while also addressing the various movements within Irish literature. Yeats introduces notable poets from the 18th and 19th centuries whose works are included, setting the stage for the anthology and establishing a framework for the reader to appreciate the selected poems, which are expected to evoke emotions tied to Irish identity and heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ireland -- Poetry English poetry -- Irish authors PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 458042 458051 2024-09-16T05:19:08.569997 2023-09-16T11:42:00.144187 text/html text/html 463346 2011-10-25T12:40:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 116733 2011-10-25T12:40:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 177411 2024-09-16T05:19:29.220907 application/epub+zip 178847 2024-09-16T05:19:14.092989 application/epub+zip 178846 2024-09-16T05:19:11.211992 application/epub+zip 457971 2024-09-16T05:19:36.874865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394338 2024-09-16T05:19:24.923964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415405 2022-09-17T10:12:29.277211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277469 277247 2024-09-16T05:19:05.505031 2023-09-16T11:41:57.189169 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 277335 2011-10-25T12:40:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101803 2011-10-25T12:40:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277329 2011-10-25T12:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101711 2011-10-25T12:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20719 2024-09-16T05:19:37.048843 application/rdf+xml 12780 2024-09-16T05:19:11.662971 image/jpeg 3578 2024-09-16T05:19:11.436000 image/jpeg 163905 2024-09-16T05:19:08.598990 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia