Crossways


Lu par Kasper

(4.3 stars; 10 reviews)

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)

Chapitres

01 - The Song of the Happy Shepherd 3:17 Lu par Kasper
02 - The Sad Shepherd 2:08 Lu par Kasper
03 - The Cloak, The Boat and The Shoes 0:58 Lu par Kasper
04 - Anashuya and Vijaya 7:43 Lu par Kasper
05 - The Indian Upon God 2:00 Lu par Kasper
06 - The Indian To His Love 1:30 Lu par Kasper
07 - The Falling of the Leaves 0:49 Lu par Kasper
08 - Ephemera 1:54 Lu par Kasper
09 - The Madness of King Goll 4:16 Lu par Kasper
10 - The Stolen Child 2:34 Lu par Kasper
11 - To an Isle in the Water 0:49 Lu par Kasper
12 - Down by the Salley Gardens 0:57 Lu par Kasper
13 - The Meditation of the Old Fisherman 1:14 Lu par Kasper
14 - The Ballad of John O'Hart 2:00 Lu par Kasper
15 - The Ballad of Moll Magee 2:42 Lu par Kasper
16 - The Ballad of the Foxhunter 2:40 Lu par Kasper

Critiques

acceptably read


(2.5 stars)

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.


(5 stars)

Would like mote from the author