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W. B. Yeats

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W. B. Yeats celebrates the life and work of Ireland's greatest poet, whose influence shaped twentieth-century world literature. Edited by Seamus Heaney, the volume highlights Yeats's rare ability to inspire readers to embrace life with vitality and depth regardless of circumstance.
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This book is ideal for enthusiasts of poetry, students of Irish literature, and readers seeking profound artistic and cultural insights from a towering literary figure.

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Part of a set of six beautiful, collectable hardcover gift editions.

W. B. Yeats - a collection of Yeats's poems, selected by Seamus Heaney - is one of six wonderful poetry collections published to celebrate Faber's eightieth anniversary.

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W. B. Yeats was not only Ireland's greatest poet but one of the most influential voices in world literature in the twentieth century. His extraordinary work, in the words of this volume's editor, Seamus Heaney, encourages us 'to be more resolutely and abundantly alive, whatever the conditions'.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571247349

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 May 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main - 80th anniversary edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Seamus Heaney
  • Edited by Seamus Heaney
  • Edited by Seamus Heaney

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 212g

Pages: 160

About the Author

W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) was born in Dublin, and was educated in Ireland and England. He was instrumental in the development of a national Irish theatre - and in particular, the founding of the Abbey Theatre. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923.

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