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A Terrible Beauty Is Born

By W B Yeats
Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
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A Terrible Beauty Is Born by W B Yeats explores complex themes through poetry, reflecting on the transformation and upheaval in Ireland around the Easter Rising of 1916. The work captures the poet's personal and national sentiments, intertwining beauty with the chaos and sorrow of political change. Yeats evocatively portrays the rebirth and turmoil of Irish identity, emphasising the multifaceted nature of historical movements and personal sacrifice.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate exquisite poetry that captures the complexities of Irish identity, history, and mythology. With themes ranging from nationalism to mysticism, it offers profound insights and vivid imagery, appealing to both fans of classic literature and those interested in cultural heritage.

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A Terrible Beauty Is Born

'But I, being poor, have only my dreams; / I have spread my dreams under your feet...'

By turns joyful and despairing, some of the twentieth century's greatest verse on fleeting youth, fervent hopes and futile sacrifice.

By turns joyful and despairing, some of the twentieth century's greatest verse on fleeting youth, fervent hopes and futile sacrifice.

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46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946.

A Terrible Beauty Is Born features the powerful lines: 'But I, being poor, have only my dreams; / I have spread my dreams under your feet...'

By turns joyful and despairing, this collection presents some of the twentieth century's greatest verse, exploring themes of fleeting youth, fervent hopes, and futile sacrifice.

Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

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ISBN: 9780241251515

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 55g

Pages: 64

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Little Black Classics W B Yeats

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W B Yeats (1865 - 1939) is one of the great and innovative poets of the twentieth century. Much of his most vigorous verse on love, sex, Irish and international politics, the complexities of the occult and the 'sedentary toil' of poetry was produced in the years between his fiftieth birthday in 1915 and his death in 1939.

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