W.B. Yeats and the Muses [electronic resource] /
by Hassett, Joseph M.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xii, 258 p.) : ports.ISBN: 9780191723216 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation | Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Relations with women | Women in literatureOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text 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.
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This text 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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