Project Gutenberg 2005-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 115 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler The Hour Glass Reading ease score: 94.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. 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.) en Ireland -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 55125 55126 2024-10-03T13:30:29.056694 2023-10-04T04:13:17.117630 text/html text/html 50636 2013-02-09T10:52:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii 17348 2013-02-09T10:52:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 79090 2024-10-03T13:30:33.079675 application/epub+zip 77918 2024-10-03T13:30:30.766688 application/epub+zip 77916 2024-10-03T13:30:29.664710 application/epub+zip 136651 2024-10-03T13:30:34.800676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129145 2024-10-03T13:30:32.415667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102888 2022-09-04T06:06:06.097606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44430 44402 2024-10-03T13:30:28.771708 2023-10-04T04:13:16.923661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 44210 2012-08-28T09:14:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16370 2012-08-28T09:15:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19149 2024-10-03T13:30:34.924666 application/rdf+xml 9094 2024-10-03T13:30:30.199872 image/jpeg 2621 2024-10-03T13:30:29.930687 image/jpeg 75609 2024-10-03T13:30:29.062698 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