Routledge Literary Sourcebook on the Poems of W.B.Yeats: A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook

Paperback

Main Details

Title Routledge Literary Sourcebook on the Poems of W.B.Yeats: A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Michael O'Neill
SeriesRoutledge Guides to Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780415234764
ClassificationsDewey:821.8
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations port.

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 11 December 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Deeply involved with Irish culture and history, W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) is one of the greatest poets writing in the last two centuries. This sourcebook provides essential help for readers who wish to learn more about his powerful, haunting poems. Considering Yeats's early, dreamily evocative poems as well as his passionate, tension-ridden later work, Michael O'Neill offers a refreshingly clear discussion of: contexts - through an invaluable, accessible overview, a detailed chronology and contemporary documents revealing Yeats's understanding of his vocation as a poet; interpretations - through helpfully introduced extracts from criticism of Yeats's work, ranging from early responses through to modern critical texts; key poems - in a section where insightful commentary accompanies the full annotated text of many of Yeats's major poems; further reading - to guide those interested in additional study. This sourcebook is ideal for those new to Yeats's poetry or those who wish to look deeper into its workings, its reception and the contexts from which it emerged.