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The Essay: WB Yeats at 150

The Essay: WB Yeats at 150: Episode 5: Of Miracle, of Magic

WB Yeats at 150

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Episode 5: Of Miracle, of Magic

Of Miracle, of Magic

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, WB Yeats at 150, Of Miracle, of Magic

Paula Meehan explores the influence of the magical and the mystical in WB Yeats's work.

Ireland professor of poetry Paula Meehan explores the influence of the magical and the mystical in the work of WB Yeats.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in 1923, William Butler Yeats is a commanding presence in 20th-century literature and has inspired, and occasionally infuriated, successive generations of readers, writers, and performers ever since. 

Marking the 150th anniversary of his birth on 13th June 1865, five of Ireland's leading cultural figures reflect on their relationship with his work. The authors include novelist John Banville, actor Fiona Shaw, writer Fintan O'Toole and poet Paul Muldoon.

In this edition, Ireland's current Professor of Poetry, Paula Meehan, explores the influence of the magical and the mystical in the work of WB Yeats.

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Leading cultural figures from Ireland reflect on their relationship with WB Yeats's work

To mark the 150th anniversary of his birth in June 1865, five of Ireland's leading cultural figures reflect on their relationship with the poet, dramatist and prose writer William Butler Yeats.

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