I have always had a fascination with the use of religious or spiritual motifs in literature. Yeats’ work is particularly … More
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Fantasy Landscapes in Yeats’s Early Work
In this week’s readings, I felt particularly drawn to Yeats’s earlier work. “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” and “The Lake … More
Live Through Art
William Butler Yeats is by far one of the most influential poets of his time and maybe ever. From the … More
Language and Myth in Yeats’ Poetry: Reflections on Historical Influences and Overlap
This week entailed a personal exploration of some of the fine poetry of W.B. Yeats. Surveying a broad array of … More
“A Terrible Beauty Is Born.”
Casanova’s piece “The Irish Paradigm” gave great insight into my reading of “Easter 1916” by W.B Yeats. Casanova asserts that … More
“The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
Though we were given the choice to write about whatever we wanted to in terms of Yeats’s poems, I still … More
Chaos of life
Reading Yeats got me thinking about spirals both in the past and the present. After reading “The Second Coming”, I … More
Explorations at the Abbey Theatre
This week I explored the Abbey Theatre. The theatre sits on Abbey street, just across the River Liffey from Trinity … More
New on Abbey St.
The Abbey Theatre was opened in Dublin around 1904. With the theater still being active, we can see how much … More
Just a couple of Peacocks… Paycocks?? A Tour of the Peacock Stage Cafe at the Abbey Theatre.
During my travels this weekend I explored the Abbey Theatre and the surrounding area. Luckily, I was able to tour … More
