Fiddler Of Dooney

Fiddler of Dooney

by William Butler Yeats

The Fiddler of Dooney is a lyrical poem written by William Butler Yeats, an Irish poet and Nobel laureate. It was first published in his 1899 collection of poems titled 'The Wind Among the Reeds'. The poem tells the tale of a wandering fiddler named Dooney, who captivates listeners with his enchanting music. The poem's evocative imagery and use of rhyme and verse create a vivid and memorable portrait of the fiddler and his impact on those who encounter him.

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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...

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