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The life and works of William Butler Yeats

Department of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with National Library of Ireland, c2006

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Films shown in conjunction with the exhibition at the National Library of Ireland

Special features: Poetry recitals (readings, by Yeats and contemporary artists, of ten poems)

DVD-ROM (system requirements: Windows XP or later, Mac OS X 10.3 or later) : Interactive exhibition

Summary: "The films contain rare archive footage and interviews with major artists and many of the great Yeats scholars. They provide an illuminating look at four crucial aspects of Yeats's life and work, as well as giving the viewers an insight into Irish social, cultural and political life from the late 1800s to the 1930s"--Container

Contents of Works

  • Affairs of the heart : Yeats and women (16:05 min.)
  • Players and painted stage : Yeats and the theatre (19:39 min.)
  • The other world : Yeats and the esoteric (15:19 min.)
  • The mask : Yeats, the public man (25:27 min.)

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