Deirdre

Deirdre is a play written by the famous Irish poet and playwright, William Butler Yeats. The play is based on the ancient Irish legend of Deirdre, a beautiful and tragic heroine. The story revolves around Deirdre, who is prophesied to bring about the downfall of the ruling king, Conchobar. To avoid this fate, Conchobar orders Deirdre to be raised in isolation until she is old enough to become his queen. However, Deirdre falls in love with a young warrior named Naoise and they flee to Scotland to escape Conchobar's wrath. Despite their efforts to live a peaceful life, Conchobar eventually discovers their whereabouts and convinces Naoise to return to Ireland with Deirdre. Once they return, Conchobar betrays Naoise and has him killed, leaving Deirdre to suffer alone. Yeats' play explores themes of fate, love, and betrayal, and is known for its beautiful language and vivid imagery. It is considered one of his greatest works and a masterpiece of Irish literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.