Based on a folktale called "The Priest's Soul," which Yeats first encountered in 1888, The Hour-Glass was written as both a play in prose and a drama in verse over the course of more than thirty years. This volume brings together all extant manuscripts of The Hour-Glass, from a handwritten three-page fragment of the 1902 prose version to Yeats's typescripts of the 1922 verse rendition.
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Based on a folktale called "The Priest's Soul," which Yeats first encountered in 1888, The Hour-Glass was written as both a play in prose and a drama in verse over the course of more than thirty years. This volume brings together all extant manuscripts of The Hour-Glass, from a handwritten three-page fragment of the 1902 prose version to Yeats's typescripts of the 1922 verse rendition.
Imprint | Cornell University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | The Cornell Yeats |
Release date | August 1994 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | August 1994 |
Authors | W. B Yeats |
Editors | Catherine Phillips |
Dimensions | 167 x 238 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 408 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8014-2982-8 |
Barcode | 9780801429828 |
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LSN | 0-8014-2982-X |