"The Hour-Glass" by W. B. Yeats is a thought-provoking play about a learned man facing the ultimate test of his convictions. After years of teaching his students to reject faith in favor of reason, an angel appears and sentences him to death when an hourglass empties. Desperate to avoid eternal damnation, the wise man frantically searches for someone, anyone, who still possesses unwavering belief, only to find his teachings have taken root in those closest to him. In a race against time, he discovers the profound difference between intellectual understanding and genuine faith, and how that difference determines his fate, finding hope for salvation in the most unexpected place.
The Hour Glass
By W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
A scholar who preached doubt finds his life hanging in the balance, dependent on finding a believer before time runs out, forcing him to question everything he thought he knew.
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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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