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The Unicorn From The Stars And Other Plays

The Unicorn From The Stars And Other Plays

Gregory, Lady
Yeats, William Butler

Paperback

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral PoetryPlays

ISBN10: 1162924659
ISBN13: 9781162924656
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Unicorn From The Stars And Other Plays is a collection of plays written by the renowned Irish poet and playwright, William Butler Yeats. The book includes four plays, namely, The Unicorn from the Stars, The Hour Glass, Cathleen ni Houlihan, and The Pot of Broth. The Unicorn from the Stars is a play that explores the themes of love, betrayal, and sacrifice. It tells the story of a young girl named Deirdre who falls in love with a man who is not of her own tribe. The play is set in ancient Ireland and is based on Irish mythology.The Hour Glass is a play that deals with the concept of time and how it affects human life. The play is set in a monastery and revolves around the life of a monk who is struggling to come to terms with his mortality.Cathleen ni Houlihan is a play that is considered to be one of Yeats' most famous works. It tells the story of an old woman who appears to a family in Ireland and inspires them to fight for their country's independence.The Pot of Broth is a humorous play that tells the story of a poor man who tricks a woman into giving him a meal by convincing her that he has a magical pot that can make soup out of a single bone.Overall, The Unicorn From The Stars And Other Plays is a fascinating collection of plays that showcases Yeats' mastery of the art of playwriting. The plays are rich in symbolism and explore a range of themes that are still relevant today.A mystical play of a dreamer's rough contacts with reality.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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