W.B. Yeats and the Muses
Author | : Joseph M. Hassett |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2010-07-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199582907 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199582904 |
Rating | : 4/5 (904 Downloads) |
Download or read book W.B. Yeats and the Muses written by Joseph M. Hassett and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W.B. Yeats and the Muses explores how Yeats perceived the women to and about whom he wrote some of his greatest poetry in terms akin to the Greek notion that a poet is inspired and possessed by the feminine voices of the Muses. Newly available letters and manuscripts are used to examine the creative process and interpret the poems.