Items related to Deirdre: Manuscript Materials (The Cornell Yeats)
Synopsis
The ancient story of the ill-fated Deirdre and the Sons of Usnach has a special place in Irish literature―as a tale prefatory to The Táin―and a durable hold on the Irish imagination. Building on the many earlier literary retellings of the story, W. B. Yeats deliberately frames his 1906 play as an extension of the legend, writing a new death-tale for Deirdre that is also a personal statement about love, death, and the making of art.
This edition of the manuscripts of Deirdre presents the transcription of work from three substantially different versions of the play through its first performance, together with post-performance revisions that throw light on what Yeats learned from producing the play on stage. Deirdre is an important transitional play in Yeats's career as a playwright. The manuscripts included here show him extending the limits of the conventionally staged play and initiating the development of some of the features of the dance plays (the use of chorus and song, the unity of metaphor, the compression of language).
Most intriguing, however, is the view they offer of the play as it was first performed at the Abbey Theatre. The Cornell Yeats edition of Deirdre also features a series of sketches for staging the play, one of a very few pieces of evidence for Yeats's production plans for any of his early plays.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Virginia Bartholome Rohan has retired as Director of Development at Hampshire College.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherCornell University Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0801442338
- ISBN 13 9780801442339
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages1152
- EditorRohan Virginia Bartholome
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 41.25
Shipping:
US$ 20.93
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Deirdre: Manuscript Materials (The Cornell Yeats)
Published by
Cornell University Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0801442338
ISBN 13: 9780801442339
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust jacket and edges shows wear. Pages are clean and intact. Seller Inventory # mon0002554459
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
W.B. Yeats: Deirdre - Manuscript Materials.
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Used - Good. 2004. Hardcover. Good. No Dust Jacket. Seller Inventory # DD0030446
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
W.B. Yeats: Deirdre - Manuscript Materials.
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Used - Very Good. 2004. Hardcover. Cloth, no dj. Minor shelf wear. Creasing to front endpaper. Else clean copy. Very Good. Seller Inventory # SIN0014039
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
W.B. Yeats: Deirdre - Manuscript Materials.
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Used - Like New. 2004. Hardcover. Fine. Dust Jacket is Like New. Seller Inventory # C24165
Quantity: 5 available
Stock Image
Deirdre: Manuscript Materials
Published by
Cornell University Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0801442338
ISBN 13: 9780801442339
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 9496946
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Deirdre: Manuscript Materials
Published by
Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 2004
ISBN 10: 0801442338
ISBN 13: 9780801442339
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Object Relations, IOBA PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Cornell Yeats. 1st printing (2004). 1090pp. Near Fine/Near Fine copy, now preserved in archival jacket protector. Seller Inventory # 023793
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Deirdre - Manuscript Materials By W B Yeats
Published by
Cornell University Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0801442338
ISBN 13: 9780801442339
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/G+. lx+1090pp, b/w illustrations thoughout, a near fine copy in a dustjacket that is damp wrinkled to the rear panel. All the surviving manuscripts, typesets & early printed texts for the stage play 'Deirdre'. The texts are presented as images with the transcripts on the following page. All three versions of the play are presented, including post performance revisions made after Yeats had produced the play on the stage in 1906. 1900 grams. Seller Inventory # 38524
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Deirdre - Manuscript Materials By W B Yeats
Published by
Cornell University Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0801442338
ISBN 13: 9780801442339
New
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/F. lx+1090pp, b/w illustrations thoughout, a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. All the surviving manuscripts, typesets and early printed texts for the stage play 'Deirdre'. The texts are presented as images with the transcripts on the following page. All three versions of the play are presented, including post performance revisions made after Yeats had produced the play on the stage in 1906. 1900 grams. Seller Inventory # 38525
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Deirdre: Manuscript Materials (The Cornell Yeats)
Published by
Cornell University Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0801442338
ISBN 13: 9780801442339
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Acceptable. Used: Acceptable Condition. Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ01S6D2_ns
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Deirdre: Manuscript Materials (The Cornell Yeats)
Published by
Cornell University Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0801442338
ISBN 13: 9780801442339
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Used Good:Minor shelf wear. Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ01SBWJ_ns
Quantity: 1 available