W. B. Yeats
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Few figures in the history of English-language poetry command the mystique and towering legacy of William Butler Yeats — Nobel laureate, Irish nationalist, occultist, and one of the most celebrated lyric poets of the twentieth century. Joseph Hone's authoritative biography chronicles the full arc of Yeats's remarkable life, from his bohemian Dublin upbringing and his passionate, unrequited love for the revolutionary Maud Gonne, to his pivotal role in the Irish Literary Revival and his later years as a Senator of the Irish Free State. Hone draws on intimate personal access and meticulous research to present a portrait of a man perpetually torn between the spiritual and the political, the mythic and the modern. This biography remains one of the essential documents for understanding Yeats not merely as a poet, but as a cultural force who reshaped Irish identity through sheer force of artistic will. Hone's prose is measured and authoritative, illuminating the complex web of relationships, secret societies, and literary feuds that shaped Yeats's inner world. First published in 1943 and later reissued in the celebrated Pelican Biographies series, the work stands as an indispensable companion to the poetry itself — and for those who have long admired Yeats's verse, it answers the question of what manner of man could have written it.
Author: Joseph Hone
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few figures in the history of English-language poetry command the mystique and towering legacy of William Butler Yeats — Nobel laureate, Irish nationalist, occultist, and one of the most celebrated lyric poets of the twentieth century. Joseph Hone's authoritative biography chronicles the full arc of Yeats's remarkable life, from his bohemian Dublin upbringing and his passionate, unrequited love for the revolutionary Maud Gonne, to his pivotal role in the Irish Literary Revival and his later years as a Senator of the Irish Free State. Hone draws on intimate personal access and meticulous research to present a portrait of a man perpetually torn between the spiritual and the political, the mythic and the modern. This biography remains one of the essential documents for understanding Yeats not merely as a poet, but as a cultural force who reshaped Irish identity through sheer force of artistic will. Hone's prose is measured and authoritative, illuminating the complex web of relationships, secret societies, and literary feuds that shaped Yeats's inner world. First published in 1943 and later reissued in the celebrated Pelican Biographies series, the work stands as an indispensable companion to the poetry itself — and for those who have long admired Yeats's verse, it answers the question of what manner of man could have written it.