W.B. Yeats
Co-founder of the Abbey Theatre and its animating spirit, Yeats developed a symbolist, ritualistic drama influenced by Japanese Noh and Celtic mythology. His plays extend his poetry's visionary universe into theatrical form.
Works
- At the Hawk's WellPoet seeks eternal waters guarded by a supernatural hawk in ancient myth
- PurgatoryHaunted house holds a man's sinful past through transgenerational curse
- The Countess CathleenCountess faces damnation when she pledges her soul for Irish salvation
- DeirdreLegendary Irish heroine's tragic death and supernatural resurrection unfolds
- The Only Jealousy of EmerHusband's jealousy drives him to supernatural vengeance on his wife