The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)


Gelesen von 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)

Kapitel

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

Bewertungen

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.