One thing which struck me out of our many class discussions was the use of mythology as a theme within … More
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The Intersection of Life and Death
Even as the quarter comes to a close, I still find myself intrigued by the explorations and discoveries from Week … More
The Irish Airman’s Sacrifice for the Stone
In Yeats’ poem “Easter, 1916,” he explores the fight against British overtake and encapsulates the passion with which they yearn … More
Going with the Flow
Over this past week I really enjoyed spending time with Yeats and his beautiful and fascinating words. I particularly love … 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
Growing Old with Yeats
In our literary exploration of the writers of Dublin, Yeats has been my favorite writer thus far. His poetics — … More
“I will arise and go now to Innisfree”
I found this week’s introduction to Irish poetry to be such an intriguing and wonderful experience. Yeats’s various poems vividly … More
Secret Societies, Magic, and Yeats
I wasn’t sure what I was looking for in W.B. Yeats’s digital exhibit on the National Library of Ireland’s site, … More
Swan Song
Though we did not visit any locations in Ireland for this week’s diary, our imaginations were given free range to … More
