This volume includes all of Yeats's published poetry, from the hauntingly beautiful early lyrics by which he is still best remembered, to the later work which some argue put beyond question his status as one of the foremost poets of his age.
'But I, being poor, have only my dreams; / I have spread my dreams under your feet...'By turns joyful and despairing, some of the twentieth century's greatest verse on fleeting youth, fervent hopes and futile sacrifice.
'The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper' W B YeatsThe essential collection of W B Yeats best-loved poems.
This beautifully designed gift book includes a selection of over seventy of Yeats's best loved poems. These are complemented by a wide range of paintings, prints and drawings, the majority by Irish or Irish-based artists and often artists who were contemporaries of the poet.
W. B. Yeats anses for at være en af de mest betydningsfulde engelske forfattere i det 20 århundrede. Han deltog i den irske frihedsbevægelse. DRØMMERIER OVER BARNEÅR OG UNGDOM er en erindringsroman der giver et rigtigt godt indblik i irske forhold.
William Butler Yeats, 13.6.1865-28.1.1939, var som irsk forfatter og lyriker splittet mellem det katolske og det protestantiske. Han var en typisk antimaterialist og viede sig politisk... Læs mere
William Butler Yeats, 13.6.1865-28.1.1939, var som irsk forfatter og lyriker splittet mellem det katolske og det protestantiske. Han var en typisk antimaterialist og viede sig politisk til... Læs mere
From the quiet beauty of 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' to the apocalyptic resonance of 'The Second Coming', this collection shows the impact of a great poet whose startling relevance to our own times grows more and more evident.
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".
The Cornell Yeats edition gives literatim transcriptions and photographic reproductions of all the holographic materials pertaining to the writing, revising, and rewriting of "The Countess Cathleen" from 1889 to 1934.
This edition of the manuscripts of "Deirdre" presents the transcription of work from three substantially different versions of the play through its first performance, together with post-performance revisions.