The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)

William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)

A collection of poems from the mid-career of this renowned Irish poet, the title poem referring to the estate of his friend and mentor, Lady Gregory. The poems display Yeats' use of symbols (cat, hare, moon, etc), his attachment to the supernatural and Irish folklore, and his recourse to alter egos (Aherne and Robartes). They also exemplify his distinctive style of expression. (Summary by Peter Tucker)

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Wild Swans at Coole Peter Tucker
00:01:52
Play 02 In Memory of Major Robert Gregory Peter Tucker
00:05:21
Play 03 An Irish Airman Foresees his Death Peter Tucker
00:01:06
Play 04 Men Improve with the Years Peter Tucker
00:00:57
Play 05 The Collarbone of a Hare Peter Tucker
00:00:58
Play 06 Under the Round Tower Peter Tucker
00:01:35
Play 07 Solomon to Sheba Peter Tucker
00:01:11
Play 08 The Living Beauty Peter Tucker
00:00:54
Play 09 A Song Peter Tucker
00:00:58
Play 10 To a Young Beauty Peter Tucker
00:01:03
Play 11 To a Young Girl Peter Tucker
00:00:39
Play 12 The Scholars Peter Tucker
00:00:52
Play 13 Tom O'Roughley Peter Tucker
00:00:57
Play 14 The Sad Shepherd Peter Tucker
00:06:53
Play 15 Lines Written in Dejection Peter Tucker
00:00:52
Play 16 The Dawn Peter Tucker
00:00:55
Play 17 On Woman Peter Tucker
00:01:38
Play 18 The Fisherman Peter Tucker
00:01:38
Play 19 The Hawk Peter Tucker
00:00:58
Play 20 Memory Peter Tucker
00:00:33
Play 21 Her Praise Peter Tucker
00:01:19
Play 22 The People Peter Tucker
00:02:06
Play 23 His Phoenix Peter Tucker
00:02:27
Play 24 A Thought from Propertius Peter Tucker
00:00:36
Play 25 Broken Dreams Peter Tucker
00:02:11
Play 26 A Deep-Sworn Vow Peter Tucker
00:00:39
Play 27 Presences Peter Tucker
00:01:00
Play 28 The Balloon of the Mind Peter Tucker
00:00:30
Play 29 To a Squirrel at Kyle-Na-Gno Peter Tucker
00:00:31
Play 30 On Being Asked for a War Poem Peter Tucker
00:00:37
Play 31 In Memory of Alfred Pollexfen Peter Tucker
00:01:50
Play 32 Upon a Dying Lady Peter Tucker
00:04:10
Play 33 Ego Dominus Tuus Peter Tucker
00:04:32
Play 34 A Prayer on Going into my House Peter Tucker
00:01:07
Play 35 The Phases of the Moon Peter Tucker
00:08:21
Play 36 The Cat and the Moon Peter Tucker
00:01:17
Play 37 The Saint and the Hunchback Peter Tucker
00:01:04
Play 38 Two Songs of a Fool Peter Tucker
00:01:35
Play 39 Another Song of a Fool Peter Tucker
00:00:46
Play 40 The Double Vision of Michael Robartes Peter Tucker
00:03:28