Yeats and artistic power
The first book to consider William Butler Yeats' aesthetic of artistic power of, demonstrating the centrality in his work of the concept that art might shape life. Drawing on the Irish bardic tradition as well such figures as Shelley, Blake, and Wilde, Yeats developed a stance that enabled him to reconcile the exacting demands of literary craftsmanship and his desire to advance the cause of Irish nationalism. For this new edition, new material has been added, connecting the argument of the original book to recent developements in theory and adding a Jungian perspective. -- Publisher description
Print Book, English, 2001
1st Syracuse University Press ed View all formats and editions
Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, N.Y., 2001
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xxviii, 266 pages ; 23 cm.
9780815629160, 0815629168
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Introduction to the paperback edition: 'Artistic Power' ten years later
1. Cast your mind on other days
2. The early work
3. 1899-1917
4. The twenties and thirties
5. Conclusion
Originally published: New York : New York University Press, 1992