Creator
W. B. Yeats
Title
“The Faery Host”
Date
January 14, 1894
Subject
Autograph manuscript. First published in book form in The Celtic Twilight (1893) as “The Host”
Description
The Celtic Twilight is a compilation of stories, poems, and essays with lore collected by Yeats from the Sligo countryside. It recasts work found in various sources as well as features original creations, furthering Yeats’s effort to use the traditional tales of the Irish countryside to create an Irish literary and cultural identity. This poem became the lead-in to the book’s introduction.
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