Another important literary figure, the Irish poet W. B. Yeats was also fascinated by the Arabian Nights, when he wrote in his prose book, A Vision an autobiographical poem, titled The Gift of Harun Al-Rashid, in relation to his joint experiments with his wife Georgie Hyde-Lees, with automatic writing, a technique used by many occultists in order to discern messages from the subconscious mind or from other spiritual beings, when the hand moves a pencil or a pen, writing only on a simple sheet of paper and when the person's eyes are shut. Also, the gifted and talented wife, is playing in Yeats's poem as "a gift" herself, given only allegedly by the caliph to the Christian and Byzantine philosopher Qusta Ibn Luqa, who acts in the poem as a personification of W. B. Yeats. In July 1934 he was asked by Louis Lambert, while in a tour in the United States, which six books satisfied him most. The list that he gave placed the Arabian Nights, secondary only to William Shakespeare's works.
another important literary figure the irish poet w b yeats was also fascinated by the arabian nights when he wrote in his prose book a vision an autobiographical poem titled the gift of harun al-rashid in relation to his joint experiments with his wife georgie hyde-lees with automatic writing a technique used by many occultists in order to discern messages from the subconscious mind or from other spiritual beings when the hand moves a pencil or a pen writing only on a simple sheet of paper and when the person's eyes are shut also the gifted and talented wife is playing in yeats's poem as "a gift" herself given only allegedly by the caliph to the christian and byzantine philosopher qusta ibn luqa who acts in the poem as a personification of w b yeats in july 1934 he was asked by louis lambert while in a tour in the united states which six books satisfied him most the list that he gave placed the arabian nights secondary only to william shakespeare's works