The Cambridge Introduction to W.B. Yeats

This introduction to one of the twentieth centurys most important writersexamines Yeatss poems plays and stories in relation to biographicalliterary and histori... » 

This introduction to one of the twentieth centurys most important writersexamines Yeatss poems plays and stories in relation to biographicalliterary and historical contexts. Yeats wrote with passion and eloquence aboutpersonal disappointments his obsession with Ireland and the modern eras lossof faith in traditional beliefs about art religion empire social classgender and sex. His works uniquely reflect the gradual transition fromVictorian aestheticism to the modernism of Pound Eliot and Joyce. This is thefirst introductory study to consider his work in all genres in light of thelatest biographies new editions of his letters and manuscripts and recentaccounts by feminist and postcolonial critics. While using this introductionstudents will have instant access to the world of current Yeats scholarship aswell as being provided with the essential facts about his life and literarycareer and suggestions for further reading. «