Best-Loved Yeats: William Butler Yeats

Best-Loved Yeats: William Butler Yeats
ISBN-10
1847171486
ISBN-13
9781847171481
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
2010-03-26
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Author
William Butler Yeats

Description

I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams ... Some of the most famous lines in Irish poetry come from the pen of William Butler Yeats, poet, patriot, dramatist and senator. This illustrated collection of forty of his best-loved works, on Love, Politics, Old Age, Myth and Legend includes people, places and events that were important to him.

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