Crossways
William Butler Yeats
Read by Kasper
The first collection by Irish-born poet William Butler Yeats. Many decades before his mysterious and austere Modernist verse earned him a Nobel prize, Yeats achieved renown as one of the last major poets in the High Romantic tradition. These poems showcase his Celtic imagination, his love for Irish folk-tales, and his commitment to the Romantic ideal of love. (Summary by Kasper Nijsen) (0 hr 37 min)
Chapters
01 - The Song of the Happy Shepherd | 3:17 | Read by Kasper |
02 - The Sad Shepherd | 2:08 | Read by Kasper |
03 - The Cloak, The Boat and The Shoes | 0:58 | Read by Kasper |
04 - Anashuya and Vijaya | 7:43 | Read by Kasper |
05 - The Indian Upon God | 2:00 | Read by Kasper |
06 - The Indian To His Love | 1:30 | Read by Kasper |
07 - The Falling of the Leaves | 0:49 | Read by Kasper |
08 - Ephemera | 1:54 | Read by Kasper |
09 - The Madness of King Goll | 4:16 | Read by Kasper |
10 - The Stolen Child | 2:34 | Read by Kasper |
11 - To an Isle in the Water | 0:49 | Read by Kasper |
12 - Down by the Salley Gardens | 0:57 | Read by Kasper |
13 - The Meditation of the Old Fisherman | 1:14 | Read by Kasper |
14 - The Ballad of John O'Hart | 2:00 | Read by Kasper |
15 - The Ballad of Moll Magee | 2:42 | Read by Kasper |
16 - The Ballad of the Foxhunter | 2:40 | Read by Kasper |
Reviews
acceptably read
False Grind
The reader does a passable job with this early collection of Yeats's poetry. The softness of the voice is pleasant, but the accent somewhat bungles the audibility of certain words, as well as the general flow, in many of these poems. Also, the reader occasionally reads them inaccurately -- most notably, the ending of "The Stolen Child," which is a shame, seeing as this is one of Yeats's best poems and deserves a correct recitation.
Pete Dyer
Would like mote from the author