The Poetry of William Butler Yeats

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The paper explains that the Yeats?s poems discussed are "To Ireland in the Coming Times," "Down at the Salley Gardens," "No Second Troy," "When you Are Old," "At Galway Races," "Red Hanrahan's Song about Ireland," "The Falling of the Leaves", and "The Two Trees". The author explains that Yeats, born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1865, spent much of his summer vacations with relatives in the west of Ireland in County Sligo, where much of Yeats poetry, such as "At Galway Races" and ?Red Hanrahan's Song about Ireland", is set. The paper relates that, as his poetry matured, so did his images of Ireland, as in a later work, "No Second Troy", which celebrates the noble beauty of Ireland, but laments the troubles the Irish people are facing under English rule.

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"Another later poem, "At Galway Races," illustrates how Yeats work was evolving, but the theme of Ireland was still the most lasting message in his works. "Sing on: somewhere at some new moon, / We'll learn that sleeping is not death, / Hearing the whole earth change its tune, / Its flesh being wild, and it again / Crying aloud as the racecourse is, / And we find hearteners among men / That ride upon horses" (Yeats). Yeats is not only celebrating horse racing, which is the national sport of Ireland, it is celebrating the endurance of Ireland during its troubles with Great Britain, and celebrating the strong backbone of the Irish, who are men "that ride upon horses." Yeats work literally breathes Ireland in every line, and there is no doubt that Yeats loved this unique land, and wanted to share that love with people the world over."

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