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Week
1
Irish mythology and the poetry of nature
‘The Song of Wandering Aengus’ (1897)
week
2
Irish nationalism and the poetry of passion
'Easter' (1916)
WEEK
3
A visionary journey: mortality and the spirit
'Sailing to Byzantium' (1927)
WEEK
4
Reflections in old age: the nature of creativity
'Long-legged Fly' (1939)

the poetry
of w.b. Yeats
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