W.B. Yeats in context

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W.B. Yeats in context

Statement of responsibility

edited by David Holdeman and Ben Levitas

Contributor

• Holdeman, David
• Levitas, Ben, (Lecturer in drama)

Subject

• Literature and society -- Ireland -- History -- 19th century
• Literature and society -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century
• Yeats, W. B., (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation

Language

eng

Summary

• W.B. Yeats is a writer who requires, and at the same time tests the limits of, contextual study. More than perhaps any other Irish writer, he produced his own context as much as it produced him. His cultural and political activities, combined with his prolific literary output, made an impact that can only be understood by close attention to his words in relation to the times in which he lived. W.B. Yeats in Context maps Yeats's world in concise, lively essays by distinguished critics and historians. The places, people, themes and intellectual frameworks most important to his development receive close attention, as do his artistic influences, and the production and reception of his work. As a gateway into the study of Yeats, this volume offers much new information for both students, scholars and anyone interested in the life and times of this enigmatic and influential poet --Provided by publisher
• "W. B. Yeats is a writer who requires, and at the same time tests the limits of, contextual study. More than perhaps any other Irish writer, he produced his own context as much as it produced him. His cultural and political activities, combined with his prolific literary output, made an impact that can only be understood by close attention to his words in relation to the times in which he lived. W. B. Yeats in Context maps Yeats's world in concise, lively essays by distinguished critics and historians. The places, people, themes and intellectual frameworks most important to his development receive close attention, as do his artistic influences, and the production and reception of his work. As a gateway into the study of Yeats, this volume offers much new information for both students, scholars and anyone interested in the life and times of this enigmatic and influential poet."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

821/.8

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

PR5907

LC item number

.W185 2010

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography