The Cutting of an Agate
By William Butler Yeats
16 Dec, 2019
In The Cutting of an Agate W.B. Yeats starts with thoughts on Lady Gregory's translations and tells of his experiences: He writes about meeting fellow student JM Synge for the first time, putting on a play in a small town in the west of Ireland, and
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In The Cutting of an Agate W.B. Yeats starts with thoughts on Lady Gregory's translations and tells of his experiences: He writes about meeting fellow student JM Synge for the first time, putting on a play in a small town in the west of Ireland, and how to make his work appreciated by his audience. He then writes at length about Synge and others of his time. He describes his observations of people he encounters. He discusses the merits of modern plays, and how a character in an epic novel will stay with us longer than one in a play. Less