"Stories of Red Hanrahan" by W. B. Yeats is a collection of stories centered on Red Hanrahan, a wandering schoolmaster and poet in Ireland, where love, sorrow, and the mystical blend with ordinary life. Through connected tales, Yeats explores Irish folklore, using magic to spotlight Hanrahan's desires and challenges. The stories begin with Hanrahan's quest for his lost love, Mary Lavelle, and feature encounters with supernatural beings and traditions that mold his path. As he navigates love, pain, and the march of time, he wrestles with his identity as both a poet and a seeker of beauty. Each unfolds the impact of time, societal expectations, and myths on his life, capturing the heart of a poet in pursuit of meaning, wandering between earthly and magical worlds.
Stories of Red Hanrahan
By W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
A hedge schoolmaster journeys through a mystical Ireland, seeking love and beauty while grappling with his own identity amidst folklore and magic.
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About the AuthorWilliam Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with Lady Gregory founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature, and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with Lady Gregory founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature, and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
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