W.B. Yeats, a Tribute

Duration: 0:22:00

Year Published: 1951

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows scenes of the graveyard where William Butler Yeats is buried, and a close-up of his tombstone with its epitaph. Then pictures parts of Ireland in which Yeats spent various periods of his life. Scenes from Sligo County, in the west of Ireland, are accompanied by poetry spoken by the narrator. In Dublin the Abbey Theatre, where many of Yeats' plays were produced, is pictured. Mention is made of the role Yeats played in the political life of Ireland.

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