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The Great Poets: W. B. Yeats

By: W. B. Yeats
Narrated by: Jim Norton, Denys Hawthorne, Marcella Riordan, Nicholas Boulton
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Naxos AudioBooks continues its new series of Great Poets, represented by collections of their most popular poems in one program. W. B. Yeats was one of the most beloved poets of the 20th century. He left a large legacy of outstanding poems, and the finest are collected here: "Down by the Salley Gardens", "The Lake Isle of Inisfree", "The Secret Rose", and "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven". They are read by a strong cast, led by Olivier award-winner Jim Norton.

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This volume in Naxos's Great Poets series offers 32 poems from Yeats's prodigious creative output, which spanned fifty years, from 1889 until his death at the dawn of WWII. Of the three readers, Denys Hawthorne is the most dramatic in poems such as "To the Rose Upon the Rood of Time," while Nicholas Boulton's younger voice highlights the playfulness of "The Fiddler of Dooney" and others. Jim Norton, meanwhile, handles the whole range of Yeats's verse with lyricism and authority. Commentary before some of the poems helpfully places them in context.
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he biography is beautifully narrated. The poetry is superbly read by readers whose interpretation helps to elucidate Yeats often esoteric poems. Their voices are perfect for the material, perfect for bringing out the meaning. This is an excellent listen whether one is new to Yeats or already a devotee. It bears frequent reiterations

Educative and Entertaining

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Wonderful relaxing listening at this time of great sress. Poetic wisdom for the modern life

Wisdom for a modern life.

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there's an extended version of the same collection called "The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats" with more poems and interesting bits about Yeats' life. So if you're using your credit, I recommend that one.

A great collection but

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