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Easter, 1916 Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Easter, 1916 is a great
resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
“Easter, 1916” praises the uprising but it does this in a complex and often ambiguous manner. In the repeated line “A terrible beauty is born,” for example, there is both praise and criticism. As Irish historian Fearghal McGarry writes, when...
Easter, 1916 study guide contains a biography of William Butler Yeats, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
