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W.B. Yeats: Man and Poet

A. Norman Jeffares

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One of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, William Butler Yeats is among the greatest poets to have written in the English language. He was a multi-talented writer, fascinated by the occult, an important dramatist, critic and autobiographer, with a career extending over more than fifty years. Professor Jeffares investigates the relationship between Yeats's life and his work. He considers the crucial moments as well as the famous relationships that changed Yeats's destiny. A founder of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Yeats was also a Senator of the Irish Free State. His life has provided a remarkably rich and varied canvas for this timeless biography.

Language: English

Pages: 348

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: April 15, 1996

ISBN: 0312158149

ISBN 13: 9780312158149

W.B. Yeats: Man and Poet

A. Norman Jeffares

3.1/5 ( ratings)

One of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, William Butler Yeats is among the greatest poets to have written in the English language. He was a multi-talented writer, fascinated by the occult, an important dramatist, critic and autobiographer, with a career extending over more than fifty years. Professor Jeffares investigates the relationship between Yeats's life and his work. He considers the crucial moments as well as the famous relationships that changed Yeats's destiny. A founder of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Yeats was also a Senator of the Irish Free State. His life has provided a remarkably rich and varied canvas for this timeless biography.

Language: English

Pages: 348

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: April 15, 1996

ISBN: 0312158149

ISBN 13: 9780312158149

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