1st Edition
Yeats, Folklore and Occultism Contexts of the Early Work and Thought
By Frank Kinahan
Copyright 1988
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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This lively introduction to the poems of W. B. Yeats, first published in 1988, provides a series of intriguing new readings of his work in relation to his profound involvement with occultism and folklore. During Yeats’s formative years as an artist, two compelling movements were emerging: the revivals of interest in Irish folklore and in the magical tradition. Yeats later named folklore and... Read more
Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Sincerity and the Early Thought and Work 2. The Moon upon the Tide: Yeats and the Philosophy of Irish Fairylore 3. This Monotony of Happiness: "The Wanderings of Oisin" 4. Words of Power, Language of Art 5. Natural Ideals: Yeats and the Walled Garden 6. Aftermaths; Appendix; Selected Bibliography; Index
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Frank Kinahan
