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Abstract
CONCLUSION
concern to revive and glorify folklore, folk-thought and
’gination becomes an obsession and a life-long preoccupation. To
,’folklore is an enduring source of inspiration. Moreover, folklore is the
”f the people. Therefore it is his means to establish communion with
EHederives the themes, subject-matters and motifs of the plays in
n from traditional stories or tales whose popular belief provides him
mbols, informs the dialogue, and adds to the mystery depicted in the
His predilection of reviving folklore emerges from his concern to
t, in one way or another, the existence of an invisible world; his plays
y in a dramatic form the war of orders which is of central importance to
.a tragic vision. The imagery of his plays is at once conservative and
..tive.
Therefore, folklore for Yeats is of consuming importance. It can be
to create self-Identity images (self-defining images). That is why
devotes himself to establishing in Ireland a national literature and a
al theatre. Moreover, action is the soul of folklore because it expresses
’ngful human experiences. Folklore is mainly oral, traditional and
, . That is why suspense, suggestiveness, mystery and wonder are
. nee of folklore. Folklore is always associated with certain places.
/is why Yeats’ plays are merely the events of certain places. For Yeats
’ng of the play is exbemely funCfional. The play is a place presenting
rforming meaningfulllllents.