Stories of Red Hanrahan, The Secret Rose, and Rosa Alchemica

Born and educated in Dublin, Ireland, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) discovered early in his literary career a fascination with Irish folklore and the occult. Later awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, Yeats produced a vast collection of stories, songs, and poetry of Ireland's historical and legendary past. Red Hanrahan is a character that Yeats returned to frequently, his creation influenced heavily by Celtic folklore. In this collection, he appears in &quote;Red Hanrahan&quote;, &quote;The Twisting of the Rope&quote;, &quote;Hanrahan and Cathleen The Daughter of Hoolihan&quote;, &quote;Red Hanrahan's Curse&quote;, &quote;Hanrahan's Vision&quote;, and &quote;The Death of Hanrahan&quote;. Also included in this collection are &quote;Dedication to A. E.&quote;, &quote;To The Secret Rose&quote;, &quote;The Crucifixion of the Outcast&quote;, &quote;Out of the Rose&quote;, &quote;The Wisdom of the King&quote;, &quote;The Heart Of The Spring&quote;, &quote;The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows&quote;, &quote;The Old Men of the Twilight&quote;, &quote;Where There Is Nothing&quote;, &quote;There Is God&quote;, &quote;Of Costello The Proud&quote;, &quote;Of Una The Daughter of Macdermot&quote;, &quote;Of The Bitter Tongue&quote;, and Rose Alchemica.