The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats. Volume 8 of 8. Discoveries. Edmund Spenser. Poetry and Tradition; and Other Essays. Bibliography

Meditation of an Old Fisherman. ‘The Irish Monthly,’ October. Reprinted in Poems and Ballads of Young Ireland, 1888. Also in The Wanderings of Oisin, 1889; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The Poetry of Sir Samuel Ferguson. ‘The Irish Fireside,’ October 9.

The Poetry of Sir Samuel Ferguson. ‘The Dublin University Review,’ November.

The Poetry of R. D. Joyce. ‘The Irish Fireside,’ November 27 and December 4.

The Stolen Child. ‘The Irish Monthly,’ December. Reprinted in Poems and Ballads of Young Ireland, 1888. Also in Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, 1888; The Wanderings of Oisin, 1889; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

An Indian Song. ‘The Dublin University Review,’ December. Reprinted in The Wanderings of Oisin, 1889. Also, under the title The Indian to his Love in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

1887

A Dawn-Song. ‘The Irish Fireside,’ February 5.

The Fairy Pedant. ‘The Irish Monthly,’ March. Reprinted in The Wanderings of Oisin, 1889.

Clarence Mangan. ‘The Irish Fireside,’ March 12.

Miss Tynan’s New Book. ‘The Irish Fireside,’ July 9.

King Goll. An Irish Legend. ‘The Leisure Hour,’ September. Reprinted in Poems and Ballads of Young Ireland, 1888. Also in The Wanderings of Oisin, 1889; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

She who Dwelt among the Sycamores. ‘The Irish Monthly,’ September. Reprinted in The Wanderings of Oisin, 1889.

The Fairy Doctor. ‘The Irish Fireside,’ September, 10. Reprinted in The Wanderings of Oisin, 1889.

1889

Scots and Irish Fairies. ‘The Scots Observer,’ March 2. Reprinted, under the title, A Remonstrance with Scotsmen for having Soured the disposition of their Ghosts and Faeries, in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

Village Ghosts. ‘The Scots Observer,’ May 11. Reprinted in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

Kidnappers. ‘The Scots Observer,’ June 15. Reprinted in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

Columkille and Rosses. ‘The Scots Observer,’ October 5. Reprinted, under the title Drumcliff and Rosses in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

The Ballad of the Old Foxhunter. ‘East and West,’ November. Reprinted in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Popular Ballad Poetry of Ireland. ‘The Leisure Hour,’ November.

1890

Bardic Ireland. ‘The Scots Observer,’ January 4.

Street Dancers. ‘The Leisure Hour,’ March. This poem appeared in The Wanderings of Oisin, 1889.

Tales from the Twilight. ‘The Scots Observer,’ March 1.

A Cradle Song. ‘The Scots Observer,’ April 19. Reprinted in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Father Gilligan. (A Legend told by the People of Castleisland, Kerry.) ‘The Scots Observer,’ July 5. Reprinted in The Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1892. Also in The Countess Cathleen, 1892; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Irish Fairies. ‘The Leisure Hour,’ October. Reprinted in part, under the titles Belief and Unbelief, and The Three O’Byrnes and the Evil Faeries, in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

Poetry and Science in Folk-Lore. (A letter.) ‘The Academy,’ October 11.

The Old Pensioner. ‘The Scots Observer,’ November 15. Reprinted in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The Lake Isle of Innisfree. ‘The National Observer,’ December 13. Reprinted in The Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1892. Also in The Countess Cathleen, 1892; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

1891

In the Firelight. (A poem.) ‘The Leisure Hour,’ Feb.

A Man who dreamed of Fairyland. ‘The National Observer,’ February 7. Reprinted in The Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1892. Also in The Countess Cathleen, 1892; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Irish Folk Tales. ‘The National Observer,’ Feb. 28.

Some recent books by Irish Writers. ‘The Boston Pilot,’ April 18.

Plays by an Irish Poet. (The work of Dr. John Todhunter.) ‘United Ireland,’ July 11.

Clarence Mangan’s Love Affair. ‘United Ireland,’ August 22.

A Fairy Song. ‘The National Observer,’ September 12. Reprinted in The Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1892. Also in The Countess Cathleen, 1892; Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

A Reckless Century. Irish Rakes and Duellists. ‘United Ireland,’ September 12.

A Ballad Singer. ‘The Boston Pilot,’ September 12.

Oscar’s Wilde’s Last Book. (Review of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime.) ‘United Ireland,’ September 26.

An Irish Visionary. ‘The National Observer,’ October 3. Reprinted, under the title A Visionary, in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

The Young Ireland League. ‘United Ireland,’ Oct. 3.

Mourn – and then Onward. (A poem.) ‘United Ireland,’ October 10.

Kathleen. ‘The National Observer,’ October 31. Reprinted, under the title A Dream of a Blessed Spirit in Poems, 1895. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

An Epitaph. ‘The National Observer,’ December 12. Reprinted in The Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1892; and in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also under the title A Dream of Death in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

A Poet we have neglected. (William Allingham.) ‘United Ireland,’ December 12.

1892

Rosa Mundi. ‘The National Observer,’ January 2. Reprinted, under the title The Rose of the World, in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The New ‘Speranza.’ (Miss Maud Gonne.) ‘United Ireland,’ January 16.

Dr. Todhunter’s Irish Poems. (Review of The Banshee.) ‘United Ireland,’ January 23.

Clovis Huges on Ireland. ‘United Ireland,’ Jan. 30.

The Peace of the Rose. ‘The National Observer,’ Feb. 13. Reprinted in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also, under the title The Rose of Peace, in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The White Birds. ‘The National Observer,’ May 7. Reprinted in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Fergus and the Druid. ‘The National Observer,’ May 21. Reprinted in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The Death of Cuchullin. ‘United Ireland,’ June 11. Reprinted in The Countess Cathleen, 1892. Also in Poems, 1895; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

[Michael Field’s] Sight and Song. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ July.

The Irish Literary Society, London. (A letter.) ‘United Ireland,’ July 30.

Dublin Scholasticism and Trinity College. ‘United Ireland,’ July 30.

A New Poet. (Review of Fate in Arcadia by Edwin Ellis.) ‘The Bookman,’ September.

‘Noetry’ and Poetry. (Review of Savage Armstrong’s collected verse.) ‘The Bookman,’ September.

The National Literary Society Libraries Scheme. (A letter.) ‘United Ireland,’ September 24.

A Mystical Prayer to the Masters of the Elements, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. ‘The Bookman,’ Oct. Reprinted, under the title A Mystical Prayer to the Masters of the Elements – Finvarra, Feacra, and Caolte, in The Second Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1894.

Hopes and Fears for Irish Literature. ‘United Ireland,’ October 15.

The Rose in my Heart. ‘The National Observer,’ November 12. Reprinted in The Second Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1894. Also, under the title Aedh tells of the Rose in his Heart, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The Devil’s Book. ‘The National Observer,’ November 26. Reprinted, under the title The Book of the Great Dhoul and Hanrahan the Red, in The Secret Rose, 1897.

[Tennyson’s] The Death of Œnone. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ December.

The Fiddler of Dooney. ‘The Bookman,’ December. Reprinted in The Second Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1894. Also in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The De-Anglicising of Ireland. (A letter.) ‘United Ireland,’ December 17.

The Twisting of the Rope. ‘The National Observer,’ December 24. Reprinted, under the title The Twisting of the Rope and Hanrahan the Red, in The Secret Rose, 1897.

1893

[Kuno Meyer’s] The Vision of MacConglinne. (A review.) The Bookman. February.

[Robert Buchanan’s] The Wandering Jew. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ April.

The Heart of the Spring. ‘The National Observer,’ April 15. Reprinted in The Secret Rose, 1897; and in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

The Danaan Quicken Tree. (A poem.) ‘The Bookman,’ May.

The Last Gleeman. ‘The National Observer,’ May 6. Reprinted in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

Nationality and Literature. (A lecture to the National Literary Society.) ‘United Ireland,’ May 27.

Out of the Rose. ‘The National Observer,’ May 27. Reprinted in The Secret Rose, 1897; and in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

The Celtic Twilight. ‘The National Observer,’ July 29. Reprinted, under the title Into the Twilight, in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902. Also in the The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The Writings of William Blake. (Review of a volume of The Parchment Library.) ‘The Bookman,’ August.

The Moods. ‘The Bookman,’ August. Reprinted in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902. Also in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows. ‘The National Observer,’ August 5. Reprinted in The Secret Rose, 1897; and in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

The Message of the Folk-Lorist. ‘The Speaker,’ August 19.

Old Gaelic Love Songs. (Review of The Love Songs of Connacht by Douglas Hyde.) ‘The Bookman,’ Oct.

The Faery Host. ‘The National Observer,’ October 7. Reprinted, under the title The Host, in The Celtic Twilight, 1893. Also, under the title The Hosting of the Sidhe, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899; The Celtic Twilight, 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

An Impression. ‘The Speaker,’ October 21. Reprinted, under the title A Knight of the Sheep, in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

The Stolen Bride. ‘The Bookman,’ November. Reprinted, under the title The Folk of the Air, in The Second Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1894. Also, under the title The Host of the Air, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Our Lady of the Hills. ‘The Speaker,’ Nov. 11. Reprinted in The Celtic Twilight, 1893 and 1902; and in the Collected Works, Vol. V.

Wisdom and Dreams. (A poem.) ‘The Bookman,’ December.

Michael Clancy, the Great Dhoul, and Death. ‘The Old Country,’ a Christmas Annual, 1893.

The Celt: the Silenced Sister. (Two letters.) ‘United Ireland,’ December 23 and 30.

1894

[E. J. Ellis’s] Seen in Three Days. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ February.

Cap and Bell. ‘The National Observer,’ March 17. Reprinted, under the title The Cap and Bells, in The Second Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1894. Also in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

A Crucifixion. ‘The National Observer,’ March 24. Reprinted, under the title The Crucifixion of the Outcast, in The Secret Rose, 1897. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

The Song of the Old Mother. ‘The Bookman,’ April. Reprinted in The Second Book of the Rhymers’ Club, 1894. Also in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899; and in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

A Symbolical Drama in Paris. (Note on a performance of Axel.) ‘The Bookman,’ April.

The Evangel of Folklore. (Review of William Larminie’s West Irish Folk Tales.) ‘The Bookman,’ June.

Those Who Live in the Storm. ‘The Speaker,’ July 21. Reprinted, under the title The Rose of Shadow, in The Secret Rose, 1897.

A New Poet. (Review of Homeward by A. E.) ‘The Bookman,’ August.

Kathleen-ny-Hoolihan. ‘The National Observer,’ Aug. 4. Reprinted, under the title Kathleen the Daughter of Hoolihan and Hanrahan the Red, in The Secret Rose, 1897.

The Curse of O’Sullivan the Red upon Old Age. ‘The National Observer,’ September 29. Reprinted, under the title The Curse of Hanrahan the Red, in The Secret Rose, 1897.

The Stone and the Elixir. (Review of Ibsen’s Brand.) ‘The Bookman,’ October.

1895

Battles Long Ago. (Review of Standish O’Grady’s The Coming of Cuchullain.) ‘The Bookman,’ Feb.

An Excellent Talker. (Review of Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance.) ‘The Bookman,’ March.

To Some I have talked with by the fire. ‘The Bookman,’ May. Reprinted in Poems, 1895. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Dublin Mystics. (Review of Homeward by A. E., and of Two Essays on the Remnant by John Eglinton.) ‘The Bookman,’ May.

[Douglas Hyde’s] The Story of Early Gaelic Literature. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ June.

Irish National Literature. I. From Callanan to Carleton. ‘The Bookman,’ July.

[Douglas Hyde’s] The Three Sorrows of Story Telling. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ July.

Irish National Literature. II. Contemporary Prose Writers. Mr. O’Grady, Miss Lawless, Miss Barlow, Miss Hopper and the Folk-Lorists. ‘The Bookman,’ Aug. The first paragraph of this essay is reprinted, under the title The Moods, in Ideas of Good and Evil, 1903. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VI.

That Subtle Shade. (Review of London Nights by Arthur Symons.) ‘The Bookman,’ August.

Irish National Literature. III. Contemporary Irish Poets. Dr. Hyde, Mr. Rolleston, Mrs. Hinkson, Miss Nora Hopper, A. E., Mr. Aubrey de Vere, Dr. Todhunter and Mr. Lionel Johnson. ‘The Bookman,’ Sept. The first paragraph of this essay is reprinted, under the title The Body of the Father Christian Rosencrux, in Ideas of Good and Evil, 1903. Also in the Collected Works, Volume VI.

Wisdom. ‘The New Review,’ September. Reprinted, under the title The Wisdom of the King, in The Secret Rose, 1897. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

A Song of the Rosy Cross. ‘The Bookman,’ October.

Irish National Literature. IV. A List of the best Irish Books. ‘The Bookman,’ October.

[Dr. Todhunter’s] The Life of Patrick Sarsfield. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ November.

The Twilight of Forgiveness. ‘The Saturday Review,’ November 2. Reprinted, under the title Michael Robartes asks Forgiveness because of his many Moods, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

St. Patrick and the Pedants. ‘The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement,’ December 1. Reprinted, under the title The Old Men of the Twilight, in The Secret Rose, 1897. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

1896

The Shadowy Horses. ‘The Savoy,’ January. Reprinted, under the title Michael Robartes bids his Beloved be at Peace, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I. Translated into French by Stuart Merrill in Vers et Prose, March – May, 1905.

The Travail of Passion. ‘The Savoy,’ January. Reprinted in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I. Translated into French by Stuart Merrill in Vers et Prose, March – May, 1905.

The Binding of the Hair. ‘The Savoy,’ January. Reprinted in The Secret Rose, 1897.

Everlasting Voices. ‘The New Review,’ January. Reprinted in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

William Carleton. (Review of The Life of William Carleton.) ‘The Bookman,’ March.

O’Sullivan the Red to Mary Lavell. ‘The Senate,’ March. Two poems, reprinted, under the titles Aedh tells of the perfect Beauty and A Poet to his Beloved, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Rosa Alchemica. ‘The Savoy,’ April. Reprinted in The Secret Rose, 1897. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VII. Translated into French by Henry D. Davray in Le Mercure de France, October, 1898.

Two Poems concerning Peasant Visionaries:– I. A Cradle Song. II. The Valley of the Black Pig. ‘The Savoy,’ April. Reprinted in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Verlaine in 1894. ‘The Savoy,’ April.

The Vision of O’Sullivan the Red. ‘The New Review,’ April. Reprinted, under the title The Vision of Hanrahan the Red, in The Secret Rose, 1897.

William Blake. (Review of Dr. Richard Garnett’s William Blake in ‘The Portfolio’ series of monographs.) ‘The Bookman,’ April.

An Irish Patriot. (Review of Lady Ferguson’s Sir Samuel Ferguson in the Ireland of his Day.) ‘The Bookman,’ May.

The New Irish Library. (Review of Swift in Ireland, Owen Roe O’Neill, and A Short Life of Thomas Davies.) ‘The Bookman,’ June.

O’Sullivan Rua to Mary Lavell. ‘The Savoy,’ July. Reprinted, under the title Michael Robartes remembers forgotten Beauty, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I. Translated into French by Stuart Merrill in Vers et Prose, March – May, 1905.

William Blake and his Illustrations to the Divine Comedy. I. His Opinions upon Art. ‘The Savoy,’ July. Reprinted in Ideas of Good and Evil, 1903. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VI.

La Tristesse du Berger. Trois légendes populaires d’ Irlande. (Translations into French of The Sad Shepherd and The Untiring Ones by Henry D. Davray.) ‘L’Ermitage,’ July.

William Blake and his Illustrations to the Divine Comedy. II. His Opinions upon Dante. ‘The Savoy,’ Aug. Reprinted in Ideas of Good and Evil, 1903. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VI.

William Blake and his Illustrations to the Divine Comedy. III. The Illustrations of Dante. ‘The Savoy,’ September. Reprinted in Ideas of Good and Evil, 1903. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VI.

Greek Folk Poetry. (Review of Lucy M. Garnett’s Greek Folk Poesy.) ‘The Bookman,’ October.

Where there is Nothing, there is God. ‘The Sketch,’ October 21. Reprinted in The Secret Rose, 1897. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

Windlestraws. ‘The Savoy,’ November. I. O’Sullivan Rua to the Curlew. Reprinted, under the title Hanrahan reproves the Curlew, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I. II. Out of the Old Days. Reprinted, under the title To my Heart, bidding it have no Fear, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

The Tables of the Law. ‘The Savoy,’ November. Reprinted in book form, 1897 and 1904. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

The Cradles of Gold. (A story.) ‘The Senate,’ Nov.

[William Morris’s] The Well at the World’s End. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ November.

Miss Fiona Macleod as a Poet. (Review of From the Hills of Dream.) ‘The Bookman,’ December.

The Death of O’Sullivan the Red. ‘The New Review,’ December. Reprinted, under the title The Death of Hanrahan the Red, in The Secret Rose, 1897.

Costello the Proud, Oona MacDermott and the Bitter Tongue. ‘The Pageant,’ 1896. Reprinted in The Secret Rose, 1897. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VII.

1897

[Sir Charles Gavan Duffy’s] Young Ireland. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ January.

The Valley of Lovers. ‘The Saturday Review,’ Jan. 9. Reprinted, under the title Aedh tells of a Valley full of Lovers, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

John O’Leary. (Review of John O’Leary’s Recollections of Fenians and Fenianism.) ‘The Bookman,’ Feb.

Mr. Arthur Symons’s New Book. (Review of Amoris Victima.) ‘The Bookman,’ April.

The Blessed. ‘The Yellow Book,’ April. Reprinted in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Miss Fiona Macleod. (Review of Spiritual Tales, Tragic Romances and Barbaric Tales.) ‘The Sketch,’ April 28.

Robert Bridges. ‘The Bookman,’ June. Reprinted, under the title The Return of Ulysses, in Ideas of Good and Evil, 1903. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VI.

The Desire of Man and of Woman. ‘The Dome,’ June. Reprinted, under the title Mongan Laments the Change that has come upon him and his Beloved, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

William Blake. ‘The Academy,’ June 19. Reprinted, under the title William Blake and the Imagination, in Ideas of Good and Evil, 1903. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. VI.

[Maurice Maeterlinck’s] The Treasure of the Humble. (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ July.

Song. ‘The Saturday Review,’ July 24. Reprinted, under the title The Poet pleads with his Friend for old Friends, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also in the Collected Works, Vol. I.

Mr. Standish O’Grady’s ‘Flight of the Eagle.’ (A review.) ‘The Bookman,’ August.

O’Sullivan the Red upon his Wanderings. ‘The New Review,’ August. Reprinted, under the title Hanrahan Laments because of his Wanderings, in The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. Also, under the title Maid Quiet, in the Collected Works, Vol. I.