Play · 1892

The Countess Cathleen

A verse play first published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1892 and first staged in Dublin on 8 May 1899, opening the Irish Literary Theatre. Yeats revised it for years; this is the 1912 text, with two new opening scenes.

6 parts · 1 h

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  1. 1Scene I13 min
  2. 2Scene II7 min
  3. 3Scene III13 min
  4. 4Scene IV1 min
  5. 5Scene V14 min
  6. 6Notes13 min

Text: The Countess Cathleen, seventh edition, revised (T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1912). Public domain.