A reader's guide to William Butler Yeats

Description:

The poetry of William Butler Yeats presents unusual problems for the general reader. Yeats drew heavily upon mystical and theosophical systems of a more or less arcane nature. Moreover, he often referred to events in his own life and in the history of modern Ireland which require elucidition for the non-specialist. A Reader's Guide to William Butler Yeats not only provides the background needed for an understanding of the works but also reveals the structure of images and meanings of the various lyrics.

subjects: Examinations,  Criticism and interpretation,  Handbooks, manuals,  Poetic works,  Study guides,  In literature,  Ireland in literature,  Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc,  Literature,  Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 -- Examinations -- Study guides,  Ireland in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc,  Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc,  Yeats, w. b. (william butler), 1865-1939,  Ireland, in literature

People: W. B. Yeats (1865-1939),  W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Collected poems Yeats

Places: Ireland