The Land of Heart's Desire

Name: The Land of Heart's Desire
Author: W.B. Yeats
ISBN: 9781787360112

Author: W.B. Yeats
Series: The Best of Yeats
Language: English
Length: 30 pages
ISBN: 9781787360112
Published: 4 February 2019
Imprint: Sovereign

Irish folklore
fairy folk
enchantment
love
spirituality
desire
mystical journey
newlyweds
idyllic escape
King of the Fairies

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Description

"The Land of Heart's Desire" by W.B. Yeats is a poetic and poignant play that delves into the realm of Irish folklore and the mystical. Set in a picturesque landscape, it follows the journey of two newlyweds, Maire and Shawn, seeking refuge from the complexities of the world. Their idyllic escape, however, brings them face to face with the fairy folk and the enigmatic King of the Fairies. As the couple grapples with desires and the ephemeral nature of happiness, Yeats explores themes of love, spirituality, and the eternal quest for fulfillment. Through lyrical language and a touch of the supernatural, the play unfolds as a dreamlike exploration of the human heart's deepest longings, blending reality and enchantment in a captivating narrative.

Author

W. B. Yeats (1865–1939) was born in Dublin, helped found the Abbey Theatre, and in 1923 became the first Irish Nobel laureate in literature. The Celtic Twilight gathered folklore as if the sidhe still used the roads; The Wind Among the Reeds is the lyric of that weather — love, occult symbols, a nation coming into verse. Senator, magician, and reviser of his own legends. The later poems grow colder and larger. Ireland remains the ground.

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