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Irish Literature ENGL 255-01: Exploring Irish Poetry and Symbolism, Lecture notes of English Literature

Information on various irish poems studied in the engl 255-01 literature course, including 'st patrick’s poem- i rise today…', 'the stolen child' by yeats, and 'the lake isle of innisfree'. The document also discusses themes of love, loss, and the spirit world, as well as the use of symbols such as willows, weirs, and hazel trees.

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Irish Literature: ENGL 255-01
Monday, Jan 20th
Page 1
Color Key: Vocabulary | Assignment/ Readings
READ
All in How the Irish Saved Civilization
Poem- St Patrick’s Poem- I rise today… (will be on BB)
Read the section on him too
Poem- pg 95ish- Fast friends…
Poem- Lament for Art...
Poem- St Patrick’s Prayer- begins with I am…
Yeats
The Stolen Child
Notes- Yeats
Very interested in the spirit world
Spiritualism popular in 19th century- accessing the world beyond through a
medium
He found love through George, a woman who claimed she had access to
the spirit world
Down by the Sally Gardens
“Love mode”
Stanza in Italian- means a little room; taking a breath during the recitation
Sallys- a willow; anything that grows in a watery way; not very tall
Weir- a low dam built across a river to raise the level of water upstream or
regulate its flow
Siobhan recited the poem for the class
If a woman was snow-white, that is the ultimate delicacy (skin color)
What has happened in this poem?
Something big
Full of tears
She might be interested in him but does not want to be pushed
The lesson of the grass- as it grows on the weirs, there’s the
current of life
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Monday, Jan 20th Page 1 Color Key: Vocabulary | Assignment/ Readings READ All in How the Irish Saved Civilization Poem- St Patrick’s Poem- I rise today… (will be on BB) Read the section on him too Poem- pg 95ish- Fast friends… Poem- Lament for Art... Poem- St Patrick’s Prayer- begins with I am… Yeats The Stolen Child Notes- Yeats ● Very interested in the spirit world ● Spiritualism popular in 19th century- accessing the world beyond through a medium ○ He found love through George, a woman who claimed she had access to the spirit world ● Down by the Sally Gardens ○ “Love mode” ○ Stanza in Italian- means a little room; taking a breath during the recitation ○ Sallys- a willow; anything that grows in a watery way; not very tall ○ Weir- a low dam built across a river to raise the level of water upstream or regulate its flow ○ Siobhan recited the poem for the class ○ If a woman was snow-white, that is the ultimate delicacy (skin color) ○ What has happened in this poem? ■ Something big ■ Full of tears ■ She might be interested in him but does not want to be pushed ■ The lesson of the grass- as it grows on the weirs, there’s the current of life

Monday, Jan 20th Page 2 ■ He might have gotten together with her, but he pushed for something, (“young and foolish”) ■ Symbol- willow (some of them weep, beauty, musical) ● The Lake Isle of Innisfree ○ Siobhan read the poem for the class ○ Different kind of loss ○ Not survivalist, but desire to go live alone, be on your own, be able to answer to yourself alone ○ Wattles- a lightweight construction material made by weaving thin branches or slats between upright stakes to form a woven lattice ○ Linnets- kind of thrush (bird) ○ Environmentalist ○ Longing for the homeland ■ Form of appreciation ● When You Are Old ○ Echos a french poem ○ For Maude ○ Second stanza- lots of people loved her, kind of comforting her in a way ■ Not just true love, but also the flattering superficial kind you cannot trust ■ Very realistic ○ “Loved the sorrows of your changing face” ■ Allowing for looking into the future ○ Last verse “and bending down... how Love ... ■ Glowing bars are the grate in the fireplace ■ What does the god of love do? ● Goes outside and paced on the mountains, hides face in the stars ■ If you lose someone personally, sometimes the feelings you have can go out in the world. It doesn’t mean you cannot find someone else, but it means you will become more married to the human experience ■ Not a lament in some ways even through the anguish and sorrow