The Amaranthers

TitleThe Amaranthers
Year for Search1936
AuthorsYeats, Jack B[utler](1871-1957)
Date Published1936
PublisherWilliam Heinemann
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsIrish author, Male author
Annotation

An odd work about Ireland. It can be read as a eutopia with problems or as a fantasy and certainly has elements of each. As a eutopia, the stress is on the friendliness of the small town and the way the people support each other. There is also, at the beginning, a brief dystopian interlude.

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Author Note

(1871-1957)

Full Text

1936 Yeats, Jack B[utler] (1871-1957). The Amaranthers. London: William Heinemann. TCD

An odd work about Ireland. It can be read as a eutopia with problems or as a fantasy and certainly has elements of each. As a eutopia, the stress is on the friendliness of the small town and the way the people support each other. There is also, at the beginning, a brief dystopian interlude. Irish author.