Pilgrim Soul (Paperback)

Daniel Mulhall

ISBN 10: 1848408811 / ISBN 13: 9781848408814

Published by New Island Books, Dublin, 2023

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Paperback. When W.B. Yeats became the first Irish person to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, the Swedish Academy was crediting him with giving expression to the spirit of a whole nation. The prize established Yeats as the unofficial poet laureate of a country that had, in his own words, been transformed utterly during the preceding decade.From the Celtic Twilight of the 1890s to his death in 1939, Yeatss writings offer a unique window through which to view the changing Ireland of his time. In PILGRIM SOUL, Daniel Mulhalls highly accessible and illuminating guide to Yeats, the poets special role in Irish affairs is examined closely. Each chapter opens with a major Yeats poem through which Mulhall examines the historical events that inspired it. Along the way, he explores Yeatss indomitable Irishness, the roots of his periodic disenchantment with Ireland and the conservative politics of his later years as well as the way Yeatss lifelong encounter with Irish affairs helped reshape his poetry.Throughout his life, Yeats produced compelling images of his homeland for readers in Ireland and around the world. As a personal journey through Yeatss poetry and his life, PILGRIM SOUL mirrors Daniel Mulhalls own four decades as an ambassador for Ireland, its people and its culture. Marking the centenary of Yeatss Nobel Prize, a timely guide to the work of Irelands national poet and the changing Ireland he lived through. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pilgrim Soul (Paperback)
• Publisher: New Island Books, Dublin
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848408811
• ISBN 13: 9781848408814
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Marking the centenary of Yeats’s Nobel Prize, a timely guide to the work of Ireland’s national poet and the changing Ireland he lived through.

When W.B. Yeats became the first Irish person to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, the Swedish Academy was crediting him with giving expression to ‘the spirit of a whole nation’. The prize established Yeats as the unofficial poet laureate of a country that had, in his own words, been ‘transformed utterly’ during the preceding decade.

From the Celtic Twilight of the 1890s to his death in 1939, Yeats’s writings offer a unique window through which to view the changing Ireland of his time. In PILGRIM SOUL, Daniel Mulhall’s highly accessible and illuminating guide to Yeats, the poet’s special role in Irish affairs is examined closely.

Each chapter opens with a major Yeats poem through which Mulhall examines the historical events that inspired it. Along the way, he explores Yeats’s ‘indomitable’ Irishness, the roots of his periodic disenchantment with Ireland and the conservative politics of his later years as well as the way Yeats’s lifelong encounter with Irish affairs helped reshape his poetry

Throughout his life, Yeats produced compelling images of his homeland for readers in Ireland and around the world. As a personal journey through Yeats’s poetry and his life, PILGRIM SOUL, mirrors Daniel Mulhall’s own four decades as an ambassador for Ireland, its people and its culture.

Praise for Ulysses - A Reader's Odyssey by Daniel Mulhall

'An excellent guide through daunting terrain.' ― Hot Press

'Mulhall brings a historian’s eye to Joyce’s text, rather than that of a literary critic, and he writes about Ulysseswith exuberance and evident enjoyment.' ― Dublin Review of Books

Releases the great masterpiece from its reputation of impenetrability. An affectionate, accessible tribute.'―Sunday Independent

About the Author

DANIEL MULHALL was born in Waterford. He spent more than 40 years in Ireland’s diplomatic service, including to the UK, Germany and the United States. He has written and lectured around the world on the subject of Irish literature, and in particular the work of James Joyce, and has worked tirelessly throughout his career to further the impact and reach of Irish writing around the world. He has taught at New York University, and he is currently Parnell Fellow at the University of Cambridge