Book Details

One of the greatest poets of the century, Yeats drew upon Irish folklore and myth as inspiration for much of his early poetry. Mythic themes and others are masterfully explored in this rich selection of 134 poems published between 1889 and 1914. Included are such favorites as Lake Isle of Innisfree, When You Are Old, Down by the Salley Gardens, The Stolen Child, Fergus and the Druid, To the Rose upon the Rood of Time, The Song of Wandering Aengus, The Fascination of What's Difficult and many more. Note. Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines.