Per Amica Silentia LunaeYeats, W. B. (William Butler)
Philosophy
Per Amica Silentia Lunae
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
Essays
The initial piece in this volume is a deliciously conceived heroic
farce, quaint in humor and sprightly in action. It tells of the
difficulty in which two simple Irish folk find themselves when they
enter into an agreement with an apparition of the sea, who demands
that they knock off his head and who maintains that after they have
done that he will knock off theirs. There is a real meaning in the
play which it will not take the thoughtful reader long to discover.
Besides this there are a number of shorter poems, notably one in
which Mr. Yeats answers the critics of "The Playboy of the Western
World."
Lyrical and Dramatic Poems
In Two Volumes
_Vol. I. Lyrical Poems, $2.00 Leather, $2.25_
_Vol. II. Plays (Revised), $2.00 Leather, $2.25_
The two-volume edition of the Irish poet's works included everything
he has done in verse up to the present time. The first volume
contains his lyrics; the second includes all of his five dramas in
verse: "The Countess Cathleen," "The Land of Heart's Desire," "The
King's Threshold," "On Baile's Strand," and "The Shadowy Waters."
Reveries Over Childhood and Youth
_$2.00_
In this book the celebrated Irish author gives us his reminiscences
of his childhood and youth. The memories are written, as is to be
expected, in charming prose. They have the appeal invariably attached
to the account of a sensitive childhood.
The Hour Glass and Other Plays _$1.25_
"The Hour Glass" is one of Mr. Yeats' noble and effective plays, and
with the other plays in the volume, make a small, but none the less
representative collection.
Stories of Red Hanrahan
_$1.25_
These tales belong to the realm of pure lyrical expression. They are
mysterious and shadowy, full of infinite subtleties and old wisdom of
folklore, and sad with the gray wistful Celtic sadness.
"Lovers of Mr. Yeats's suggestive and delicate writing will find him
at his best in this volume."--_Springfield Republican._
Ideas of Good and Evil _$1.50_
Essays on art and life, wherein are set forth much of Yeats'
philosophy, his love of beauty, his hope for Ireland and for Irish
artistic achievement.
The Celtic Twilight _$1.50_
A collection of tales from Irish life and of Irish fancy, retold from
peasants' stories with no additions except an occasional comment.
THE WORKS OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE
BOLPUR EDITION
HUNGRY STONES AND OTHER STORIES.
FRUIT GATHERING.
CHITRA: A Play in one act.
THE CRESCENT MOON: Child Poems.
THE GARDENER: Love Poems.
GITANJALI: Religious Poems.
THE KING OF THE DARK CHAMBER: A Play.
THE SONGS OF KABIR.
SADHANA: The Realization of Life.
THE POST OFFICE: A Play.
Each volume decorated cloth, $1.50; leather, $2.00.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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