Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth

by William Yeats

1993 · Penguin UK

This collection brings together all of W. B. Yeats’s published prose writings on Irish folklore, legend and myth, with pieces on subjects including ghosts, kidnappers, fairies, ancient tribes, precious stones and Gaelic love songs. Through his researches on Irish folklore, Yeats attempted to create a movement in literature that was enriched by and rooted in a vital native tradition. In this volume Yeats’s essays, introductions and sketches are presented chronologically, giving a clear picture of how his analysis developed, increasing in its depth and complexity in his quest to create an Ireland of the imagination.

The Yeats Reader, Revised Edition

by William Butler Yeats

2011 · Simon and Schuster

Throughout his long life, William Butler Yeats -- Irish writer and premier lyric poet in English in this century -- produced important works in every literary genre, works of astonishing range, energy, erudition, beauty, and skill. His early poetry is memorable and moving. His poems and plays of middle age address the human condition with language that has entered our vocabulary for cataclysmic personal and world events. The writings of his final years offer wisdom, courage, humor, and sheer technical virtuosity. T. S. Eliot pronounced Yeats "the greatest poet of our time -- certainly the greatest in this language, and so far as I am able to judge, in any language" and "one of the few whose history is the history of their own time, who are a part of the consciousness of an age which cannot be understood without them." The Yeats Reader is the most comprehensive single volume to display the full range of Yeats's talents. It presents more than one hundred and fifty of his best-known poems -- more than any other compendium -- plus eight plays, a sampling of his prose tales, and excerpts from his published autobiographical and critical writings. In addition, an appendix offers six early texts of poems that Yeats later revised. Also included are selections from the memoirs left unpublished at his death and complete introductions written for a projected collection that never came to fruition. These are supplemented by unobtrusive annotation and a chronology of the life. Yeats was a protean writer and thinker, and few writers so thoroughly reward a reader's efforts to essay the whole of their canon. This volume is an excellent place to begin that enterprise, to renew an old acquaintance with one of world literature's great voices, or to continue a lifelong interest in the phenomenon of literary genius.

Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales

by Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, George MacDonald, Percy Greg, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ernest Bramah, Jonathan Swift, Cleveland Moffett, William Morris, Anthony Trollope, Richard Jefferies, William Dean Howells, Ayn Rand, Samuel Butler, Milo Hastings, David Lindsay, Edward Everett Hale, John Jacob Astor, Edward Bellamy, Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, H. Beam Piper, Lester Del Rey, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Wallace, Kurt Vonnegut, Frederik Pohl, Fritz Leiber, Irving E. Cox, Francis Bacon, Philip Francis Nowlan, Robert Cromie, Philip K. Dick, August Derleth, Richard Stockham, Abraham Merritt, Ignatius Donnelly, Owen Gregory, H. G. Wells, E. E. Smith, Stanley G. Weinbaum, E. M. Forster, Fred M. White, Garrett P. Serviss, Henry Rider Haggard, Mary Shelley, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Edwin Lester Arnold, George Griffith, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne, Edwin A. Abbott, Arthur Dudley Vinton, Gertrude Barrows Bennett, Hugh Benson, Margaret Cavendish, Gustavus W. Pope

2023 · Good Press

In the expansive anthology, "Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales," the reader is transported through a rich tapestry of speculative fiction that traverses time and space. This collection boasts an unparalleled variety of themes, from the mysteries of distant planets and the intrigue of forgotten worlds, to the stark realities of dystopian futures and the exhilarating suspense of apocalyptic narratives. The anthology captures the essence of science fiction's evolution, showcasing works that have shaped and defined the genre. Particularly striking are pieces that delve into existential inquiries and societal critiques, engaging readers with both imaginative vistas and profound philosophical insights. The contributing authors are a veritable who's who of the science fiction pantheon, featuring prolific writers from the heights of 19th-century literature to the pioneers of modern speculative narrative. Names such as Verne, Wells, and Shelley lay the groundwork with their groundbreaking foresight and creativity, while others like Dick, Vonnegut, and Forster build upon these foundations with innovative explorations of human nature and technology. This collection reflects the historical and cultural shifts that percolated through the literary movements of their times, resulting in a compiled work that is as culturally enlightening as it is entertaining. "Sci-Fi Boxed Set" is an essential acquisition for any reader entranced by the infinite possibilities of speculative fiction. It serves as a gateway into a diverse world of perspectives and storytelling styles, offering an educational journey through the complexities explored by different authors. The anthology invites readers to experience a dialogue across generations of literary giants, each contributing to a broader understanding of humanity's place in the universe and beyond. This collection promises not only a treasure trove of stories but a lens through which to reflect on societal evolution and existential contemplation within a single, remarkable volume.