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Abstract
concern to revive and glorify folklore, folk-thought and
.nation becomes an obsession and a life-long preoccupation. To
.ldore is an enduring source of inspiration. Moreover, folklore is the
’he people. Therefore it is his means to establish communion with
«. derives the themes, subject-matters and motifs of the plays in
’{trom traditional stories or tales whose popular belief provides him
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~):)Ols,informs the dialogue, and adds to the mystery depicted in the
”is predilection of reviving folklore emerges from his concern to
in one way or another, the existence of an invisible world; his plays
in a dramatic form the war of orders which is of central Importance to
tragic vision. The imagery of his plays is at once conservative and
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Therefore, .folklore for Yeats is of consuming importance. It can be
’Ioyed to create self-identity images (self-defining images). That is Why
·ts devotes himself to establishing in Ireland a national li1erature and a
...l.onat theatre. Moreover, action is the soul of folklore l8:ause it expresses
aningful human experiel K:eS. Folklore is mainly oral, traditional and
ggestive. That is why sllllP”’nse, suggestiveness. mystery and wonder are
essence of folklore. Folklore is always associa1ed with certain places.
at is why Yeats’ plays •• merely the events of certain p1laS. For Yeats
setting of the play is eJClremelyfunctional. The play iJ a place pres enting
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and performing meaningful swnts.