Streams and wells and fountains are referred to often by Yeats, and quite consciously, if his discussion of William Morris's use of similar symbols is any indication: I do not think that it was accident. . . that made William Morris.
The best of Yeats's poems in a beautiful new gift edition
W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats: Faber 80th Anniversary Edit
137 Mrs Patrick Campbell in W. B. Yeats's Deirdre , New Theatre , London , December 1908. Photographed by Chancellor , print from Victoria and Albert Museum , Enthoven Collection . 138 Naoise entrapped , W. B. Yeats's Deirdre ...
Recounts the life of the Irish poet and nationalist, describes his relationships with his contemporaries, and traces his interest in the occult.
In this series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired.
W.B. Yeats: The Poems
and we would now see that period as part of Yeats's early work. To Forrest Reid, Thomas MacDonagh and Ernest Boyd ... Yeats's mind was 'a mind in which perception of fact, and feeling and thinking are all a little different from ours'.
Yeats's heroic figures are important primarily as instances of character revealed by a single action which sums up their identity and significance . In ' An Irish Airman Foresees his Death ' , Major Robert Gregory at a moment of self ...
visions resemble, and may well have included, the “group visions” of Celtic deities which Yeats and some fellow occultists participated in at the turn of the century while devising the rituals for a Celtic magical order.
This is the first one-volume selection of Yeats's work to include plays, criticism, and other prose writings alongside the poems.
W.B. Yeats: Assessments
Translations include 'Gedichte' (1958) translated by Herberth E. Herlitska, 'Quaranta Poesie' (1965) by Giorgio Melchiori, and 'Yeats: choix de poemes' (1974) by Rene Frechet. Yeats's drama has interested many critics, notably B.L. Reid ...
An up-to-date account of one of the major poets in the English language of the past two centuries, this book not only introduces the reader to contemporary themes in Yeats criticism, but also provides a unified interpretation based on Yeats ...
One of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is among the greatest poets to have written in the English language.
Half a century ago, Norman Jeffares wrote the definitive biography of W.B. Yeats, Ireland's preeminent poet. That book appeared just 10 years after Yeats's death, & much new material has...
W.B. Yeats: a Critical Introduction
The present volume, a re-issue of the 1990 edition with a new introduction and bibliography, is an account of Yeats's life and work, together with a fascinating collection of letters, photographs and poetry.
From the Great Poets series--exquisite small-format collections of classic poetry enhanced by full-color reproductions of period art, and readable, scholarly introductions. 12 full-color illustrations.