The west of Ireland is Europe’s last stop. To Yeats it was a kind of lost Eden of myth and legend, the green land of heart’s desire in opposition to the gray pavements of the crowded, fallen, modern cities to … Continue reading
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Shakespeare’s 450th anniversary can’t help but make you think of the luck that is needed to produce genius. The luck is of two sorts. Genetic luck first. It is clear Shakespeare’s was a prodigious talent. He would have blown the … Continue reading