Project Gutenberg 2015-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 474 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 4 (of 8) The Hour-glass. Cathleen ni Houlihan. The Golden Helmet. The Irish Dramatic Movement 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. 4 (of 8)" is a collection of plays and essays written in the early 20th century. This volume features notable works such as "The Hour-Glass," "Cathleen ni Houlihan," and "The Golden Helmet," reflecting on themes of morality, national identity, and the human experience through a blend of drama and the poetic form. Yeats captures the struggles of his characters, often rooted in Irish folklore and contemporary issues, inviting readers to explore the intricate landscape of early Irish theatre. The opening of the collection introduces "The Hour-Glass," a morality play that unfolds in a large room occupied by a Wise Man, who grapples with a profound lesson to be shared with his pupils. With the arrival of a Fool who seeks kindness and candor, the interplay between wisdom and folly is established. The Wise Man's quiet contemplation is abruptly challenged by the appearance of an angel, who delivers a harrowing message that he will die when the hourglass empties. Facing existential dread and the ultimate spiritual reckoning, the Wise Man desperately searches for belief among his students, revealing the tension between knowledge and faith in human understanding. This sets the stage for powerful explorations of belief, denial, and redemption that resonate throughout Yeats's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- Irish authors PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 418238 418244 2024-09-20T15:16:24.441551 2023-09-21T11:36:00.130693 text/html text/html 418866 2015-08-04T21:19:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 226270 2015-08-04T21:19:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 257497 2024-09-20T15:16:31.579527 application/epub+zip 259480 2024-09-20T15:16:25.566561 application/epub+zip 227683 2024-09-20T15:16:25.016579 application/epub+zip 372338 2024-09-20T15:16:35.878496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332881 2024-09-20T15:16:30.960574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301413 2022-09-22T13:00:25.691696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358169 357978 2024-09-20T15:16:23.280562 2023-09-21T11:35:59.146662 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 358501 2015-08-04T21:19:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 132956 2015-08-04T21:19:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18258 2024-09-20T15:16:36.032491 application/rdf+xml 16463 2024-09-20T15:16:25.110561 image/jpeg 2269 2024-09-20T15:16:25.063558 image/jpeg 225937 2024-09-20T15:16:24.480580 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