Language Schools Tour | Yeats: The Life & Works of WB Yeats
Fair copy by WB Yeats of He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven (MS. 22,335)
This exhibition on WB Yeats, one of the great writers of the twentieth century, contains highlights from the NLI’s Yeats collection. The Yeats Collection is the largest collection of books, manuscripts, and personal items relating to the poet anywhere in the world, and is made possible by the huge generosity of the Yeats family in donating the items to the Library.
The tour will introduce your group to the story of Yeats’s fascinating life and work through the treasures of the Yeats collection on display, including some of WB Yeats's most popular poetry, and includes personal items, books, and manuscripts from the library’s collection.
The highlights from the exhibition included in the tour touch on many themes that were important in Yeats’s life, including Ireland, literature, folklore, theatre, politics, mysticism, and the occult.
This tour will appeal to language school groups with an interest in Irish culture, literature, and history and is approximately 30 to 45 minutes in length.
Tours can be adjusted to accommodate your group’s requirements.
Please let us know in advance the level of English of your group so that we can adapt the tour to your needs.
If our team can be of any assistance, please contact us at learning@nli.ie
