Essays And Introductions
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Book: Good
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W. B. Yeats — Nobel laureate, visionary poet, and one of the twentieth century's most formidable literary intellects — presents in Essays and Introductions a sweeping collection of his most important critical and philosophical prose, gathered into a single authoritative volume first published in 1961. Spanning decades of thought, the collection chronicles Yeats's passionate engagement with poetry, magic, myth, and the role of the artist in modern society, drawing on topics from Shelley and Blake to the Japanese Noh theatre and the nature of the Irish literary revival. Written with the same incantatory intensity that distinguishes his verse, these essays argue for a conception of art rooted in symbol, tradition, and spiritual truth, placing Yeats firmly against the tide of materialist modernity. A cornerstone of modernist literary criticism, Essays and Introductions illuminates the intellectual architecture beneath some of the greatest poetry in the English language, revealing a mind as restless and wide-ranging as it was deeply disciplined. Yeats's prose style is at once oracular and precise — capable of grand, sweeping statement and razor-sharp aesthetic judgment — making this collection essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the full dimensions of his genius. Whether you approach it as a scholar of Irish literature, a student of Symbolism, or simply a reader hungry for a great mind grappling with the eternal questions of art and existence, this volume rewards on every page, and leaves one wondering how a single consciousness could hold so much fire.
Author: W. B. Yeats
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Macmillan & Co Ltd
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
W. B. Yeats — Nobel laureate, visionary poet, and one of the twentieth century's most formidable literary intellects — presents in Essays and Introductions a sweeping collection of his most important critical and philosophical prose, gathered into a single authoritative volume first published in 1961. Spanning decades of thought, the collection chronicles Yeats's passionate engagement with poetry, magic, myth, and the role of the artist in modern society, drawing on topics from Shelley and Blake to the Japanese Noh theatre and the nature of the Irish literary revival. Written with the same incantatory intensity that distinguishes his verse, these essays argue for a conception of art rooted in symbol, tradition, and spiritual truth, placing Yeats firmly against the tide of materialist modernity. A cornerstone of modernist literary criticism, Essays and Introductions illuminates the intellectual architecture beneath some of the greatest poetry in the English language, revealing a mind as restless and wide-ranging as it was deeply disciplined. Yeats's prose style is at once oracular and precise — capable of grand, sweeping statement and razor-sharp aesthetic judgment — making this collection essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the full dimensions of his genius. Whether you approach it as a scholar of Irish literature, a student of Symbolism, or simply a reader hungry for a great mind grappling with the eternal questions of art and existence, this volume rewards on every page, and leaves one wondering how a single consciousness could hold so much fire.