Arise And Go - W.B. Yeats and the people and places that inspired him

The idea of place runs like a river through the life and works of the poet and playwright W.B. Yeats. This book focuses on his time in Dublin, London, Sligo and elsewhere in the west of Ireland, embracing the homes, landscapes and people that impacted his life and stimulated his vast body of work.

About the author

Kevin Connolly grew up in Bailieborough, Co Cavan. In 1982, he opened the Winding Stair Bookshop and Café in Dublin, and in 1995, a second branch in Sligo. After a decade in the US, he has now returned to live in Sligo.

Summary

The idea of place runs like a river through the life and works of the poet and playwright W.B. Yeats. This book focuses on his time in Dublin, London, Sligo and elsewhere in the west of Ireland, embracing the homes, landscapes and people that impacted his life and stimulated his vast body of work.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Connolly
• Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.2024
• EAN: 9781788494854
• ISBN: 978-1-78849-485-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 134 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 354 g
• Illustrations: 90 Halftones, black and white
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies