The Poems of W.B. Yeats (Routledge Guides to Literature)

The Poems of W.B. Yeats (Routledge Guides to Literature)

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.<BR> 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:<BR> *<EM>contexts</EM> - through an invaluable, accessible overview, a detailed chronology and contemporary documents revealing Yeats's understanding of his vocation as a poet;<BR> *<EM>interpretations</EM> - through helpfully introduced extracts from criticism of Yeats's work, ranging from early responses through to modern critical texts;<BR> *<EM>key poems</EM> - in a section where insightful commentary accompanies the full annotated text of many of Yeats's major poems;<BR> *<EM>further reading</EM> - to guide those interested in additional study.<BR> 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.