The Cloths Of Heaven

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Pavilion Books, Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 185793654X

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Heavens' Embroidered Cloths by William Butler Yeats Pdf

As a boy Yeats dramatized himself as a sage, magician or poet, and when fellow poet Katharine Tynan first met him in 1885 he seemed to her all dreams and gentleness. His lifelong interest in the myths, legends and folk history of his native Ireland, his fascination with magic and the occult, the theatre, language, politics, love and friendship are all prevalent in this collection of poems. He was a visionary poet and uses symbols to evoke rather than to describe, and in 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The book is illustrated by a range of predominantly Irish painters, including the poet's younger brother, Jack B. Yeats.

Author : Sue Eckstein
Publisher : Myriad Editions
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781908434012

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The Cloths of Heaven by Sue Eckstein Pdf

In this assured debut about loneliness and passion in Africa, Sue Eckstein enthrals with a deliciously intricate plot, compelling characters and razor-sharp dialogue.West Africa in the early 1990s. Isabel Redmond is tiring of her iconoclastic husband's penchant for pendulous black breasts; the High Commissioner and his wife Fenella are both enjoying illicit affairs; an old English judge is wandering through the scrub following a tribe of Fulani herdsmen; Bob Newpin is about to make a killing in timeshares; and just what Father Seamus is up to is anyone's guess.Enter new diplomat Daniel Maddison on his first posting abroad. Rebelling against the endless rounds of cocktail parties, golf and gossip, he finds himself drawn to people and places that lie way beyond the experience of his High Commission colleagues -- and specifically to the dusty warehouse in the heart of the city where a thin white woman is silently measuring out lengths of brightly coloured cloth.

Author : Geraldine Nesbitt
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781469737928

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The Cloths of Heaven by Geraldine Nesbitt Pdf

In a seemingly ordinary street, the lives of ordinary people are forever changed by the arrival of Maud Phelan and her mother Kitty. Physically disabled Sheila McGann and her mother Eileen are immediately captivated by these exotic creatures who live across the road from them in a camper van. As time goes by the ties that bind the four women strengthen until their lives melt into one symbiotic existence. Maud and Kitty experience the lust, passion and illicit affairs, while Sheila and Eileen vicariously enjoy the adventure from the safety of the sidelines, until adventure turns inevitably to tragedy. Set in Ireland in the 1970's The Cloths of Heaven is Sheila's recollection of the parallel existence she and her mother shared with Maud and Kitty. Sheila attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding the past and finds her loyalties torn between being true to Maud or true to the parish priest, Michael Daly who has been sucked in to Mauds fantasies.

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781433090912

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POEMS - EVERY IRISHMAN'S LIBRARY Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by William Butler Yeats Pdf

Author : W. B. Yeats
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781847179043

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The Moon Spun Round by W. B. Yeats Pdf

Bringing the spirit and beauty of Yeats's writing to a whole new young audience! This sumptuously illustrated book complements the carefully selected works of W.B. Yeats, which include poems, stories, a letter from childhood, and an account of his daughter Anne's memories of childhood. Including unpublished work, this gorgeous book draws on Yeats's preoccupation with magic, fairy lore, place, family and childhood. A mystical and magical tone that pervades the collection will enthral younger readers.

Author : W. B. Yeats
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2200000108029

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The Wind Among the Reeds by W. B. Yeats Pdf

"The Wind Among the Reeds" is a collection of poetry by the renowned Irish poet W. B. Yeats. Published in 1899, this collection is characterized by its exploration of themes related to nature, mythology, and the mystical aspects of Irish folklore. The poems within the collection often depict the interplay between the human and natural worlds, with a particular focus on the spiritual and emotional experiences of individuals. Yeats employs his signature lyrical style to create vivid imagery that captures the essence of Ireland's landscapes and cultural heritage. The collection showcases Yeats' fascination with symbolism and his desire to delve into the profound symbolism of Irish myths and legends. Through a blend of romanticism and Celtic mysticism, "The Wind Among the Reeds" remains a notable contribution to Yeats' body of work and to Irish poetry as a whole.

Author : Amanda Holmes
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781783333226

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I Know Where I Am When I'm Falling by Amanda Holmes Pdf

Opening in 1969 in New England, I KNOW WHERE I AM WHEN I'M FALLING is as rich in relationships as the colours and textures of the time. Ruby Lambert, is the eldest daughter in the eccentric Lambert family who get caught up in the life of Angus Aleshire, a charming, smart and athletic boy who they try to help and who shares Ruby's unconventional bent and love of the piano. Ruby and Angus fall in love but Angus has a dark side. His boyish charms start to wear thin losing him family and friends along the way and when his clever schemes and misbehavior get him in trouble, culminating with an art heist, he tries even Ruby’s love for him. The story spans thirteen years, and poses uncomfortable questions about the blindness of love, nurture versus nature and life through rose tinted glasses. Ruby struggles to square her vision of Angus’s potential with the unsettling and mounting reality.

Author : Denis Donoghue
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-08-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0300097190

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Words Alone by Denis Donoghue Pdf

When Denis Donoghue left Warrenpoint and went to Dublin in September 1946, he entered University College as a student of Latin and English. A few months later he also started as a student of lieder at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. These studies have informed his reading of English, Irish, and American literature. Now in this volume, one of our most distinguished readers of modern literature offers his most personal book of literary criticism. Donoghue's Words Alone is an intellectual memoir, a lucid and illuminating account of his engagement with the works of T. S. Eliot--from initial undergraduate encounters with "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" to later submission to Eliot's entire writings. "The pleasure of Eliot's words persists," Donoghue says, "only because in good faith it can't be denied." Submission to Eliot, in Donoghue's case, involves the ear as much as it does the mind. He is a reader who listens attentively and a writer whose own music in these pages commands attention. Whether he is writing about Eliot's poetry or confronting the (often contentious) prose, Donoghue eloquently demonstrates what it means to read and to hear a master of language.

Author : El?zbieta Tabakowska,Christina Ljungberg,Olga Fischer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027243417

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Insistent Images by El?zbieta Tabakowska,Christina Ljungberg,Olga Fischer Pdf

Insistent Images presents a number of new departures dealing with iconicity on the conceptual and the structural levels. On the level of structure, the interface between different aspects of iconicity, lexical meaning and grammar is discussed in reference to both spoken and signed languages. Novel approaches to aural iconicity investigate a wide range of phenomena from phonological iconicity to the role of iconic features in discourse, in the nineteenth century practice of reading aloud, in the almost magic incantations of fin de siècle poetry and in Tolkien's invented languages. Several papers examine the function of iconicity in visual and avant-garde poetry, where iconic features allow a reduction of means, which, paradoxically, generates textual diversification and complexity. A discussion of iconic text strategies shows how texts are comprehended through iconic holistic transfer from complex natural and action patterns. 'Liberature', which integrates text, image and physical space, is another novel area of study, as are the investigations into the iconic properties of film and of multimedia performance. Film is intrinsically iconic, while at the same time being, like photography, indexical; in multimedia performance, on the other hand, iconicity functions intermedially by both integrating and reflecting processes of perception and conceptualization. These last two new fields of inquiry further enhance this truly interdisciplinary volume's explorations of icons as 'insistent images'.

Author : Robert Cormier
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001-12-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385729925

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The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier Pdf

Twelve-year old Jason is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl. Is he innocent or guilty? The shocked town calls on an interrogator with a stellar reputation: he always gets a confession. The confrontation between Jason and his interrogator forms the chilling climax of this terrifying look at what can happen when the pursuit of justice becomes a personal crusade for victory at any cost.

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781668014967

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The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

With a new introduction by Kelly Link, the Locus Award-winning science fiction novel by legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin, set in a world where one man’s dreams rewrite the future. During a time racked by war and environmental catastrophe, George Orr discovers his dreams alter reality. George is compelled to receive treatment from Dr. William Haber, an ambitious sleep psychiatrist who quickly grasps the immense power George holds. After becoming adept at manipulating George’s dreams to reshape the world, Haber seeks the same power for himself. George—with some surprising help—must resist Haber’s attempts, which threaten to destroy reality itself. A classic of the science fiction genre, The Lathe of Heaven is prescient in its exploration of the moral risks when overwhelming power is coupled with techno-utopianism.

Author : Jenny McLachlan
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250080318

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Love Bomb by Jenny McLachlan Pdf

Betty Plum has never been in love. She's never even kissed a boy. But when Toby starts school it's like Betty has been hit with a thousand of Cupid's arrows. A bomb has exploded-a love bomb. More than ever Betty wishes her mom didn't die when Betty was a baby. She really needs her mom here to ask her advice. And just when she misses her most, that's when she finds hidden letters for just these moments. Letters about what your first kiss should feel like and what real love truly is. Although her mom isn't really there, Betty feels closer to her more than ever. Jenny McLachlan's follow-up to FLIRTY DANCING will have you in both fits of laughter and tears.

Author : Judith Chernaik,Gerard Benson,Cicely Herbert
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780141389530

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Poems on the Underground by Judith Chernaik,Gerard Benson,Cicely Herbert Pdf

This wonderful new edition of Poems on the Underground is published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Underground in 2013. Here 230 poems old and new, romantic, comic and sublime explore such diverse topics as love, London, exile, families, dreams, war, music and the seasons, and feature poets from Sappho to Carol Ann Duffy and Wendy Cope, including Chaucer and Shakespeare, Milton, Blake and Shelley, Whitman and Dickinson, Yeats and Auden, Seamus Heaney and Derek Walcott and a host of younger poets. It includes a new foreword and over two dozen poems not included in previous anthologies.

Author : Helen Vendler
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0674026950

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Our Secret Discipline by Helen Vendler Pdf

The fundamental difference between rhetoric and poetry, according to Yeats, is that rhetoric is the expression of ones quarrels with others while poetry is the expression of ones quarrel with oneself. Through exquisite attention to outer and inner forms, Vendler explores the most inventive reaches of the poets mind.

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1985-11-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0312619863

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A Poet to His Beloved by William Butler Yeats Pdf

A collection of forty-one early love poems by William Butler Yeates.