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Four Years

Four Years

Yeats, William Butler

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ISBN10: 1419120557
ISBN13: 9781419120558
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.10 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Four Years is a collection of poems by the renowned Irish poet, William Butler Yeats. The book was first published in 1921 and contains some of Yeats' most famous works, including The Second Coming and Easter, 1916. The poems in this collection are inspired by Yeats' experiences during the turbulent years of World War I and the Irish Easter Rising of 1916. The book is divided into four sections, each representing a year of Yeats' life during this period. The poems explore themes of love, loss, spirituality, and the search for meaning in a world that is constantly changing. Yeats' use of vivid imagery and powerful language creates a haunting and deeply moving reading experience. Four Years is a must-read for anyone interested in modern poetry and the history of Ireland during this time period.Of late years I have often explained Wilde to myself by his family history. His father, was a friend or acquaintance of my father's father and among my family traditions there is an old Dublin riddle: 'Why are Sir William Wilde's nails so black?' Answer, 'Because he has scratched himself.' And there is an old story still current in Dublin of Lady Wilde saying to a servant. 'Why do you put the plates on the coal-scuttle? What are the chairs meant for?' They were famous people and there are many like stories, and even a horrible folk story, the invention of some Connaught peasant, that tells how Sir William Wilde took out the eyes of some men, who had come to consult him as an oculist.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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