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Song Of The Old Mother
"Song of the Old Mother" is a poem by William Butler Yeats that first appeared in ''The Wind Among the Reeds'' anthology, published in 1899. The poem echoes Yeats' fascination with the Irish peasantry. Written in first person, the poem explains the difficult chores and struggles of an aged, unfortunate woman and her bitter resentment to the young children, whose worries of fondness and personal appearance pale to insignificance when compared to the toils of the old woman. There is some confusion whether the term "mother" should be taken literally, or if it refers to old women in general. The subject of the poem is in fact a maid of some kind, employed in a wealthy household. This would increase the resentment she feels, experiencing almost abject jealousy of not having the option to live that kind of life. The poem has a convenient form; ten lines in length with each line holding four stresses. It is almost like a confining grid, emphasizing the Old Mother's unbending existence. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 186528 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish literary establishment who helped to found the Abbey Theatre. In his later years he served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State. A Protestant of Anglo-Irish descent, Yeats was born in Sandymount and was educated in Dublin and London and spent childhood holidays in County Sligo. He studied poetry from an early age, when he became fascinated by Irish legends and the occult. These topics feature in the first phase of his work, lasting roughly from his student days at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin until the turn of the 20th century. His earliest volume of verse was published in 1889, and its slow-paced and lyrical poems display debts to Edmund Spenser, Percy Bysshe Shelley and the poets of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 In Poetry
— Opening lines of Rudyard Kipling's '' White Man's Burden'', first published this year Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * March 20 – Welsh "tramp-poet" W. H. Davies loses his foot trying to jump a freight train at Renfrew, Ontario. * William Hughes Mearns writes "Antigonish" this year; it won't be published until 1922. * Romesh Chunder Dutt's translation of the ''Ramayana'' into English verse is first published, in London. * ''Shinshisha'' ("New Poetry Society") founded by Yosano Tekkan in Japan. Works published Australia * W. T. Goodge, ''Hits! Skits! and Jingles!'' Canada * Frances Jones Bannerman, ''Milestones.'' London.Carole Gerson and Gwendolyn Davies, ed. ''Canadian Poetry from the Beginnings Through the First World War.'' Toronto: McClelland & Stewart NCL, 1994. * William Wilfred Campbell, ''Beyond the Hills of Dream''. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Works By William Butler Yeats
This is a list of all works by Irish poet and dramatist W. B. (William Butler) Yeats (1865–1939), winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature and a major figure in 20th-century literature. Works sometimes appear twice if parts of new editions or significantly revised. Posthumous editions are also included if they are the first publication of a new or significantly revised work. Years are linked to corresponding "year in poetry" articles for works of poetry, and "year in literature" articles for other works. 1880s * 1885 – "Song of the Fairies" & "Voices," poems in the ''Dublin University Review'' (March) * 1886 – '' Mosada'', verse play * 1888 – ''Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry'' * 1889 – ''Crossways'' * 1889 – '' The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems'', includes "The Wanderings of Oisin", " The Song of the Happy Shepherd", " The Stolen Child" and " Down by the Salley Gardens" 1890s * 1890 – "The Lake Isle of Innisfree", poem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Poems
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West Orange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
