Foster, R. F.
Words Alone: Yeats and His Inheritances
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199592166
- author:
- Foster, R. F.
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 258
- Dimensions:
- 137mm X 204mm
- Genre:
- Literature Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Words Alone: Yeats and His Inheritances By Robert Fitzroy Foster This book explores the largely unacknowledged influences that shaped young W.B. Yeats, including Irish literary traditions of romantic "national tales", nationalist poetry, occult fiction, and folkloric collections. Foster examines how Yeats drew on these movements during his apprenticeship, particularly in constructing his early work. Foster also discusses recent critical approaches to these phenomena, placing them within a rich contemporary context of politics, polemic, and social tension. The book reveals the complex ways in which Yeats both shaped and was shaped by his age, despite his efforts to present himself as entirely original. By shedding light on Yeats' literary predecessors, Foster provides a nuanced understanding of the poet's development and legacy.
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