Biography
Yeats and Sligo
2010·156 pages
A poetic exploration of W.B. Yeats' connection to Sligo, the landscape of his childhood and creative inspiration.
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A poetic exploration of W.B. Yeats' connection to Sligo, the landscape of his childhood and creative inspiration.
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Though Yeats was born in Sandymount in Dublin in 1865 and spent little of his adult life in the environs of Sligo, the poet himself maintained that Sligo was the domain of his childhood and the landscape of his poetic imaginations for much of his life. It was in Sligo that the young poet was first moved to explore the mysteries of the Celtic sagas and was inspired and excited by the riches contained within the folk lore and tales that were vividly related to him by the people of Sligo. Though th...
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Romance & sex
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Religious content
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Minor references to Celtic spirituality in folklore context.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Minor mentions of Celtic myths and folklore mysteries.
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Minor cultural commentary on Irish identity and history.
Self-harm / suicide
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