The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)


Lu par Peter Tucker

(3.6 stars; 7 reviews)

A collection of poems from the mid-career of this renowned Irish poet, the title poem referring to the estate of his friend and mentor, Lady Gregory. The poems display Yeats' use of symbols (cat, hare, moon, etc), his attachment to the supernatural and Irish folklore, and his recourse to alter egos (Aherne and Robartes). They also exemplify his distinctive style of expression. (Summary by Peter Tucker) (1 hr 11 min)

Chapitres

The Wild Swans at Coole 1:52 Lu par Peter Tucker
In Memory of Major Robert Gregory 5:21 Lu par Peter Tucker
An Irish Airman Foresees his Death 1:06 Lu par Peter Tucker
Men Improve with the Years 0:57 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Collarbone of a Hare 0:58 Lu par Peter Tucker
Under the Round Tower 1:35 Lu par Peter Tucker
Solomon to Sheba 1:11 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Living Beauty 0:54 Lu par Peter Tucker
A Song 0:58 Lu par Peter Tucker
To a Young Beauty 1:03 Lu par Peter Tucker
To a Young Girl 0:39 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Scholars 0:52 Lu par Peter Tucker
Tom O'Roughley 0:57 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Sad Shepherd 6:53 Lu par Peter Tucker
Lines Written in Dejection 0:52 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Dawn 0:55 Lu par Peter Tucker
On Woman 1:38 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Fisherman 1:38 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Hawk 0:58 Lu par Peter Tucker
Memory 0:33 Lu par Peter Tucker
Her Praise 1:19 Lu par Peter Tucker
The People 2:06 Lu par Peter Tucker
His Phoenix 2:27 Lu par Peter Tucker
A Thought from Propertius 0:36 Lu par Peter Tucker
Broken Dreams 2:11 Lu par Peter Tucker
A Deep-Sworn Vow 0:39 Lu par Peter Tucker
Presences 1:00 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Balloon of the Mind 0:30 Lu par Peter Tucker
To a Squirrel at Kyle-Na-Gno 0:31 Lu par Peter Tucker
On Being Asked for a War Poem 0:37 Lu par Peter Tucker
In Memory of Alfred Pollexfen 1:50 Lu par Peter Tucker
Upon a Dying Lady 4:10 Lu par Peter Tucker
Ego Dominus Tuus 4:32 Lu par Peter Tucker
A Prayer on Going into my House 1:07 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Phases of the Moon 8:21 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Cat and the Moon 1:17 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Saint and the Hunchback 1:04 Lu par Peter Tucker
Two Songs of a Fool 1:35 Lu par Peter Tucker
Another Song of a Fool 0:46 Lu par Peter Tucker
The Double Vision of Michael Robartes 3:28 Lu par Peter Tucker

Critiques

Amazing...


(5 stars)

One can see why Yeats has many fanboys and fangirls. (How shall we call them?? Yeaties?) The pacing and rhythm of the poems is beautiful. I'll eventually read while listening because I missed a few parts and I think the narrator did a beautiful job. The definitely has the voice fitted for this particular type of genre.


(4 stars)

Well read, but would have been much better if the name of the poem was announced before it was read.