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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Summary: | 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). |
In collection: | Correspondence between W. B. Yeats and Olivia Shakespear, 1894-1936 |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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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). more |
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