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Chapters include: What Is ‘Popular Poetry’?; Speaking To The Psaltery; Magic; The Happiest Of The Poets; The Philosophy Of Shelley’s Poetry; At Stratford-On-Avon; William Blake And The Imagination; William Blake And His Illustrations To The Divine Comedy; Symbolism In Painting; The Symbolism Of Poetry; The Theatre; The Celtic Element In Literature; The Autumn Of The Body; The Moods; The Body Of; The Father Christian Rosencrux; The Return Of Ulysses; Ireland And The Arts; The Galway Plains; and, Emotion Of Multitude.

CONTENTS: What is 'popular poetry'? -- Speaking to the psaltery -- Magic -- The happiest of the poets -- The philosophy of Shelley's poetry -- At Stratford-on-Avon -- William Blake and the imagination -- William Blake and his illustrations to The divine comedy -- Symbolism in painting -- The symbolism of poetry -- The theatre -- The Celtic element in literature -- The autumn of the body -- The moods -- The body of the Father Christian Rosencrux -- The return of Ulysses -- Ireland and the arts -- The Galway plains -- Emotion of multitude.

From the Excerpts of the Book: I believe in the practice and philosophy of what we have agreed to call magic, in what I must call the evocation of spirits, though I do not know what they are, in the power of creating magical illusions, in the visions of truth in the depths of the mind when the eyes are closed; and I believe in three doctrines, which have, as I think, been handed down from early times, and been the foundations of nearly all magical practices.William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, he helped the foundation of the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served as an Irish Senator for two terms and was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and others.

One of the most famous poets of the 20th century, William Butler Yeats was so popular and renowned during his time that he was the leader of what came to be known as the Irish Literary Revival, on the strength of his short stories and vivid poetry. Eventually it would lead to his winning a Nobel Prize in 1923.Before Yeats won awards, his interest in spirituality and folklore drove him to write at length about Irish mythology and the occult before the turn of the 20th century. In many ways, it was Yeats who popularised the characters of Celtic mythology and medieval Irish folklore for contemporaneous audiences."Ideas of Good and Evil" is a collection of essays about art written during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His thoughts on symbolism versus allegory, art as "the theatre of commerce" versus art as a "great Passion" are marvellous. This book is a real treasure and one to add to the collection.

Ideas of Good and Evil by William Butler Yeats is a collection of essays about art written during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His thoughts on symbolism versus allegory, art as "the theater of commerce" versus art as a "great Passion" and the essays on William Blake are marvelous. This book is a real treasure and one to add to the collection. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project that aims to support communities and promote well-being. To learn more about the freeriver project please visit the website; www.freerivercommunity.com Cover painting by John Butler Yeats (1839–1922)

"What is 'Popular Poetry'? Speaking to the Psaltery Magic The Happiest of the Poets The Philosophy of Shelley's Poetry At Stratford-On-Avon William Blake and the Imagination William Blake and his Illustrations to The Divine Comedy Symbolism in Painting The Symbolism of Poetry The Theatre The Celtic Element in Literature The Autumn of the Body The Moods The Body of the Father Christian Rosencrux The Return of Ulysses Ireland and the Arts The Galway Plains Emotion of Multitude"

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WHAT IS ‘POPULAR POETRY’? 3. SPEAKING TO THE PSALTERY. 7. MAGIC. 11. THE HAPPIEST OF THE POETS. 22. THE PHILOSOPHY OF SHELLEY’S POETRY. 27. AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON. 41. WILLIAM BLAKE AND THE IMAGINATION. 48. WILLIAM BLAKE AND HIS ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE DIVINE COMEDY. 61. SYMBOLISM IN PAINTING. 63. THE SYMBOLISM OF POETRY. 66. THE THEATRE. 71. THE CELTIC ELEMENT IN LITERATURE. 75. THE AUTUMN OF THE BODY. 81. THE MOODS. 84. THE BODY OF THE FATHER CHRISTIAN ROSENCRUX. 84. THE RETURN OF ULYSSES. 85. IRELAND AND THE ARTS. 88. THE GALWAY PLAINS. 91. EMOTION OF MULTITUDE. 93.