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Selected Poems
Annotated Edition (Great Poets Series)
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Radical in content yet traditional in form, these poems are both startling and deeply affecting, offering an ideal introduction to one of Ireland's most influential literary figures.
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Ideal for readers interested in Irish literature, poetry enthusiasts, and those exploring themes of folklore, national identity, and symbolism.
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".
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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. This symbolism is a reflection of his lifelong fascination with the occult.
Selected Poems 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.
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Seamus Heaney praised Yeats as a literary force: "Yeats is like a mountain range, lying on the horizon. He can’t be emulated; you just walk around under the shade."
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ISBN: 9781847494412
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 November 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Alma Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 151g
Pages: 160
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About the Author
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.
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