Celtic Twilight

Celtic Twilight

by William Butler Yeats

Celtic Twilight is a collection of essays, memoirs, and folklore compiled by William Butler Yeats. It delves into the rich tapestry of Irish mythology, folklore, and spiritual traditions. Yeats captures the essence of Irish culture through personal anecdotes, tales of the supernatural, and insightful observations on the Irish landscape and its people. The book offers a glimpse into the heart of Irish folklore, exploring themes of magic, faeries, ancient beliefs, and the enduring power of storytelling in shaping a nation's identity.

Authors

William Butler Yeats image

William Butler Yeats was an English-language Irish poet, dramatist, prose writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he helped to...

Books by William Butler Yeats

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Chronicles of Canada Volume 07 - The Fighting Governer: A Chronicle of Frontenac Cover image

Chronicles of Canada Volume 07 - The Fighting Governer: A Chronicle of Frontenac by Charles William Colby

The Canada to which Frontenac came in 1672 was no longer the infant colony it had been when Richelieu founded the Company of One Hundred Associates....

Persian Hidden Words Cover image

Persian Hidden Words by Bahá'u'lláh

The Hidden Words is a collection of short utterances by Baháʼuʼlláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, that are intended to be a source of spiritual gu...

Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Cover image

Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by W. H. Davenport Adams

This captivating literary piece, delves into the inspiring journeys of notable female adventurers who defied societal norms and explored the world. W...

Unsung Heroes Cover image

Unsung Heroes by Elizabeth Ross Haynes

Elizabeth Ross Haynes's "Unsung Heroes" is a collection of 17 biographies of prominent African Americans, many of whom were less recognized in 1921....

Christmas Tales Of Flanders Cover image

Christmas Tales Of Flanders by Andre de Ridder

This book presents a collection of traditional tales from the Flanders and Brabant regions of Belgium. These stories, often shared around yule fires,...

Chorus of Women Cover image

Chorus of Women by Aristophanes

The *Chorus of Women* is a selection of verses from Aristophanes's comedic play *Thesmophoriazusae*, also known as *The Women Celebrating the Festival...

Märchen Cover image

Märchen by Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer

Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer's "Märchen" (Fairy Tales) presents a collection of seven captivating stories, each crafted in a beautiful and evocative l...

Souls of Black Folk Cover image

Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk is a well-known work of African-American literature by activist W.E.B. Du Bois. The book, published in 1903, contains several...

Aesop's Fables, Volume 05 (Fables 101-125) Cover image

Aesop's Fables, Volume 05 (Fables 101-125) by Aesop

Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost...

From the Easy Chair Vol. 2 Cover image

From the Easy Chair Vol. 2 by George William Curtis

The second volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American...

Reviews for Celtic Twilight

No reviews posted or approved, yet...