WB Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and others.
Brexit Borders: Evolving Irish Writing with James Joyce and WB Yeats
Sunday 23rd | 4:30PM
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In 2018, The Society of Authors and The Irish Writers' Union released a joint statement warning of the impact a no-deal Brexit would have on the publishing and literary relationship between the two countries. The statement notes the ‘close trading relationship’ between Ireland and the UK and that ‘books are able to flow freely from one country to the other.’ The future of this symbiotic relationship is uncertain in the face of Brexit.
Appearing alongside James Joyce, both undoubtedly political writers, interested in Ireland’s evolution as an independent state and the nation’s relationship with its closest geographical neighbour, our guests have somehow caught up with all the politics they missed out on in the afterlife. In this one-off unmissable event, ClassiCon 2019 brings visitors a conversation with two of Ireland’s most iconic writers.
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The Tower was W. B. Yeats's first major collection of poetry as Nobel Laureate after the receiving the Nobel Prize in 1923. It is considered to be one of his most influential collections.
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The title refers to Thoor Ballylee Castle, a Norman tower that Yeats purchased in 1917 and later restored. The Tower includes some of his greatest and most innovative poems including 'Sailing to Byzantium', a lyrical meditation on man's disillusionment with the physical world; 'Leda and the Swan', a violent and graphic take on the Greek myth of Leda and Zeus and 'Among School Children', a poetic contemplation of life, love and the creative process.
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You can purchase a copy of The Tower from Waterstones
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ISBN: 9780241303092
RRP: £10.00
'But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.'
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- WB Yeats
