Letter from W. B. Yeats, Riversdale, Willbrook, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin, to Olivia Shakespear, 34 Abingdon Court, Kensington, London W. 8.,

[1934] July 24.

Writes about symbolism in 'A Vision' with lines from poem first called 'Ribh Prefers an Older Theology' and afterwards 'Ribh Denounces Patrick', the second of the 'Supernatural Songs' in 'The King of the Great Clock Tower' (Cuala Press, 1934), and in 'A Full Moon in March' (Macmillan, 1935). With reference to 'Ribh at the Tomb of Baile and Aillinn', first published in the 'London Mercury', and in 'Poetry', December 1934, and included as the first of 'Supernatural Songs' in 'The King of the Great Clock Tower' (Cuala, 1934) and 'A Full Moon in March' (1935).

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Main Creator: Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Contributors: Shakespear, Olivia
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Yeats, W. B. > (William Butler), > 1865-1939 > Correspondence
Menken, Adah Isaacs, > 1835-1868
Swinburne, Algernon Charles, > 1837-1909
Notes:Autograph letter signed. Postmark "25 July 1934".

Wade, Allan. The Letters of W. B. Yeats (The Macmillian Company, New York), 1955, p. 823-825.

Physical description: 1 item (2 pages & envelope).

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Letter from W. B. Yeats, Riversdale, Willbrook, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin, to Olivia Shakespear, 34 Abingdon Court, Kensington, London W. 8.,

[1934] July 24.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Correspondence between W. B. Yeats and Olivia Shakespear, 1894-1936
Description:Writes about symbolism in 'A Vision' with lines from poem first called 'Ribh Prefers an Older Theology' and afterwards 'Ribh Denounces Patrick', the second of the 'Supernatural Songs' in 'The King of the Great Clock Tower' (Cuala Press, 1934), and in 'A Full Moon in March' (Macmillan, 1935). With reference to 'Ribh at the Tomb of Baile and Aillinn', first published in the 'London Mercury', and in 'Poetry', December 1934, and included as the first of 'Supernatural Songs' in 'The King of the Great Clock Tower' (Cuala, 1934) and 'A Full Moon in March' (1935).
Main Creator: Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Language:English
Extent:1 item (2 pages & envelope).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 50,822/18/5 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.