Folklore and Mythology
William Butler Yeats
This is by no means an exhaustive list of the works by or about Yeats. It
consists only of those works of particular interest to students of
folklore and mythology. If you have a favorite title, though, that
you cannot find, message me, and I
will add it for you.
Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of
Ulster- This book contains translations and discussions of stories about the Irish hero Cuchulain that have
been penned by several authors, including Yeats.
The Drama of W. B. Yeats: Irish Myth and the Japanese NO- Richard Taylor takes a look at, among other things, the impact of Irish myth on dramas written
by Yeats.
Mythologies- Yeats's studies "The Celtic Twilight, The Secret Rose", and "Stories of Red Hanrahan" are compiled in this single volume.
Paperback (1969).
A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore- Yeats and Claire Booss edited this compilation of Irish folklore and mythology.
The Death of Cuchulain: Manuscript Materials Including the Author's Final
Text- A close study of this work, including examinations of how Yeats used the story of Cuchulain in his tale.
El Crepusculo Celta/The Celtic Twilight- This may be a Spanish-language edition of Yeats's classic study. Please message me if you know.
Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland- Classic Irish folktales presented by Yeats.
Folklore and W.B. Yeats: The Function of Folklore Elements in Three Early
Plays (Studia Anglistica Upsaliensia No 51)- Birgit Johansson Bramsback takes a look at Yeats's use of Irish folklore in three of his plays.
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W.B. Yeats and Indian Tradition
- Sankaran Ravindran takes a look at the influence of Indian traditions on Yeats's works.
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W.B. Yeats and the Tribes of Danu: Three Views of Ireland's Fairies
- Peter Alderson Smith examines Yeats's use of Irish fairy lore.
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'The Wanderings of Oisin' and Other Early Poems to 1895
- I'm fairly certain that this is Volume 1 of George Bornstein's edition of Yeats poems, including pieces
that draw on the Fenian cycle of Irish folklore.
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'The Wanderings of Oisin' and Other Early Poems to 1895 (The Early Poetry,
Vol 2)
- This is Volume 2 of George Bornstein's edition of Yeats poems, including pieces
that draw on the Fenian cycle of Irish folklore.
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William Butler Yeats: The Poet As a Mythmaker, 1865-1939
- Morton Irving Seiden's study of Yeats's use of mythology in his writing.
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Yeats's Myth of Self: The Autobiographical Prose
- David G. Wright's study of Yeats's work.
Hardcover.
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Yeats, the Wanderings of Oisin and Irish Gaelic Literature: The
Reincarnation of Lyric Magic
- James J. Blake includes discussion about Yeats's use of material from the Fenian cycle. (This item is no longer available through Amazon, but you might want to try a search using the box provided below. Sometimes it shows up at Auction or in the Zshops.)
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