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Victoria Barberich commented on the post, Tree Lore and the Yeatsian Shadow, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 12 months ago
I know that yew trees are highly poisonous, and are often associated with death and found in churchyards and cemeteries. If this was done consciously or not, it is interesting to note that Yeats references the […]
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Victoria Barberich wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 10 years ago
I grew up listening to traditional Irish ballads, many of which are a rather disturbing example of romanticizing Irish martyrdom and suicidal revolutionary activities. Examine three stanzas from my childhood […]
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Victoria Barberich commented on the post, Yeats’ Reading of “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”, on the site Irish Studies 10 years, 2 months ago
I read the tone in Yeats’ recording not as grieving, but as a type of rhythmic chant. In various occult traditions, chanting is used to lull the rational mind into a sort of trance, in which is will be more […]
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Victoria Barberich wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 10 years, 2 months ago
Yeats’ transitional phase is marked with his disillusionment with his muse, Maude Gonne. Yeats had previously idealized Maude, seeing her as the amazonian goddess, Cathleen ni Houlihan with “the walk of a queen”, […]
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Victoria Barberich commented on the post, “The Song of Wandering Aengus” as a Critique of Cultural Nationalism, on the site Irish Studies 10 years, 2 months ago
The hazel tree, in Celtic lore, is associated with poets. Aengus, furthermore, is the god of love, youth and poetic inspiration.
Like many of Yeats’ poems, this seems to be vaguely autobiographical. The […] -
Victoria Barberich joined the group Irish Studies 10 years, 2 months ago
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Victoria Barberich joined the group Irish Studies 10 years, 2 months ago
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Victoria Barberich joined the group Irish Studies 10 years, 2 months ago
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Victoria Barberich and Rob Doggett are now friends 10 years, 2 months ago
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Rob Doggett and Victoria Barberich are now friends 10 years, 2 months ago
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