{"product_id":"irish-fairy-and-folk-tales-paperback","title":"Irish Fairy and Folk Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Butler Yeats\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Muldoon\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination. Filled with legends of village ghosts, fairies, demons, witches, priests, and saints, these stories evoke both tender pathos and lighthearted mirth and embody what Yeats describes as \"the very voice of the people, the very pulse of life.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The impact of these tales doesn't stop with Yeats, or Joyce, or Oscar Wilde,\" writes Paul Muldoon in his Foreword, \"for generations of readers in Ireland and throughout the world have found them flourishing like those persistent fairy thorns.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination. Filled with legends of village ghosts, fairies, demons, witches, priests, and saints, these stories evoke both tender pathos and lighthearted mirth and embody what Yeats describes as \"the very voice of the people, the very pulse of life.\" \u003cbr\u003e\"The impact of these tales doesn't stop with Yeats, or Joyce, or Oscar Wilde,\" writes Paul Muldoon in his Foreword, \"for generations of readers in Ireland and throughout the world have found them flourishing like those persistent fairy thorns.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Muldoon\u003c\/b\u003e is Oxford Professor of Poetry and Howard G. B. Clark Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University. His recent works include \u003ci\u003eTo Ireland, I; Poems 1968-1998;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoy Sand and Gravel\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.03 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757728071968,"sku":"9780812968552","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/986d645522798221b44097a29b4c2be7.webp?v=1780110302","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/irish-fairy-and-folk-tales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}