Selected Poems

Zusatztext Yeats is like a mountain range, lying on the horizon. He can't be emulated; you just walk around under the shade. Informationen zum Autor W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) is one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, as well as a dramatist, critic and essayist. Closely associated with the Irish Literary Revival, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923. Klappentext The present selection traces the development of Yeats's verse, encompassing the poet's interest in Irish folklore and national identity, his engagement with the political situation of his day and the rich symbolism that is the hallmark of his work and a reflection of his lifelong fascination with the occult. It contains some of his best-known pieces, including the elegiac 'Easter 1916', the apocalyptic 'The Second Coming' and the reflective and spiritual 'Sailing to Byzantium'. Often radical in content but always traditional in form, these poems are by turns startling and affecting, and never less than inspired. Taken together, they form an ideal introduction to the poetic career of one of Ireland's greatest literary figures. Zusammenfassung This edition contains some of his best-known pieces, including the elegiac 'Easter 1916', the apocalyptic "The Second Coming" and the reflective and spiritual "Sailing to Byzantium".

Product details

• Authors: W. B. Yeats, W.B. Yeats, William Butler Yeats
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.11.2015
• EAN: 9781847494412
• ISBN: 978-1-84749-441-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Alma Classics; Alma Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Modernism, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), 1922–1923 (Irish Civil War period), Irish folklore; national identity; poems; poetry