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In the introduction to this 1919 collection of Irish poems, the author describes her patriotic awakening, and love for her Irish roots. After gathering thirty-seven folk poems from the people of Ireland-a stonecutter, a basket maker, a man on the street, among others-Lady Gregory translated and collected them here.
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Published in 1909, this collection of seven plays consists of “Spreading the News”, “Hyacinth Halvey”, “The Rising of the Moon”, “The Jackdaw”, “The Workhouse Ward”, “The Travelling Man”, and “The Gaol Gate”, along with a chapter containing music for the songs featured in the plays.
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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of Celtic folklore:
Legends and Stories of Ireland- Samuel Lover
Glossary
King O'Toole and St Kevin
Lough Corrib
A Legend of Lough Mask
The White Trout
The Battle of the Berrins; or, the Double Funeral
Father Roach
The Priest's Story
The King and the Bishop
Jimmy the Fool
The Catastrophe
The Devil's Mill
The Gridiron; or Paddy Mullowney's Travels in France
Paddy the Piper
The Priest's Ghost
New Potatoes
Paddy...
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By 1907, Lady Gregory was delving deep into the wellsprings of her Irish heritage. She collected the religious and folk stories of her people and retold them in this book for modern readers. This volume includes "Brigit, the Mary of the Gael," "Columcille, the Friend of the Angels of God," "Blessed Patrick of the Bells," "The Voyage of Brendan," and others.
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Upon publication of this 1913 account of the Irish Literary Revival, the New York Times called it "the record of an enthusiasm...almost like finding one's self in a fairy tale." Yeats, Synge, and other luminaries of the Irish literary fundament appear in Lady Gregory's detailed history.
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This 1912 collection of plays by Lady Gregory, dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, contains three tragedies: “Grania”, “Kincora”, and “Dervorgilla”. Many critics believe that “Grania”, in which she takes a traditional myth glorifying female self-sacrifice and gives it a feminist reinterpretation, is her masterpiece.
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Lady Augusta Gregory's collection and translation of Irish folk legends brings, as Yeats observed, 'Ireland's gift of imagination to the world'.
Following on from the bestselling Irish Myths and Legends: Gods and Fighting Men, this second volume, originally titled Cuchulain of Muirthemne, tells of the brave exploits of Ireland's answer to Achilles, the fearless Cuchulain and the Red Branch of Ulster, as well as the overpowering love of his wife Emer.
Forming...
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Tapping some of the most ancient and authentic tales of Irish mythology, Lady Gregory presents legends from a time when gods still walked the earth. Retold from the Gaelic, this is one of the most entertaining and comprehensive sources of Irish myth available. The preface is by William Butler Yeats.
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Great Courses volume 15
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Although perhaps not as famous as Yeats and Synge, Lady Gregory was one of the era's finest playwrights. By analyzing her plays The Rising of the Moon, The Gaol Gate, and others, you'll encounter her wit and intelligence-and gain a sense of her unique role in Irish history.
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Great Courses volume 29
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Very few great artists were also great characters, but Lady Gregory was certainly outstanding on both counts. Reflect on her life and the tension she faced between her status among the Protestant Ascendancy and her love for the Irish peasantry. Follow her through World War I and the Irish civil war to the end of her life.
19) Irish Identity: Independence, History, and Literature: Lady Gregory: The Woman behind the Revival
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Great Courses volume 10
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Lady Gregory was one of the most important figures of the Irish Revival, and she had an astonishing impact on the movement. Born into the Protestant landowner class and widowed at age 39, she took an anthropological interest in Irish folk life and stories. Here, review her major works and her influence on Yeats.
