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