"The Secret Rose" by W.B. Yeats is a captivating collection of short stories that transport readers to the mystical realms of Irish folklore and mythology. Through enchanting narratives, Yeats explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the timeless struggle between the mortal and the supernatural. Each story is a tapestry of symbolism and allegory, blending the magical with the mundane. With prose that is both evocative and thought-provoking, Yeats invites readers into a world where reality and myth coalesce, revealing the hidden depths of the human experience and the secrets that lie within the heart of the rose.
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My friends in Ireland sometimes ask me when I am going to write a really national poem or romance, and by a national poem or romance I understand them to mean a poem or romance founded upon some famous moment of Irish history, and built up out of the thoughts and feelings which move the greater number of patriotic Irishmen. I on the other hand believe that poetry and romance cannot be made by the most conscientious study of famous moments and of the thoughts and feelings of others, but only by looking into that little, infinite, faltering, eternal flame that we call ourselves.