The Cambridge Companion to W. B. Yeats (Cambridge Companions to Literature) [Paperback]

Marjorie Howes (Editor), John Kelly (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521658861 | ISBN-13: 978-0521658867 | Publication Date: June 12, 2006

This accessible and thought-provoking Companion is designed to help students experience the pleasures and challenges offered by one of the twentieth century's greatest poets. A team of international contributors examine Yeats's poetry, drama and prose in their historical and national contexts. The essays explain and synthesise major aspects and themes of his life and work: his lifelong engagement with Ireland, his complicated relationship to the English literary tradition, his literary, social, and political criticism and the evolution of his complex spiritual and religious sense. First-time readers of Yeats as well as more advanced scholars will welcome this comprehensive account of Yeats's career with its useful chronological outline and survey of the most important trends in Yeats scholarship. Taken as a whole, this Companion comprises an essential introduction for students and teachers of Yeats.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

First-time readers of Yeats as well as more advanced scholars will welcome this comprehensive account of Yeats's career with its useful chronological outline and survey of the most important trends in Yeats scholarship as an essential introduction for students and teachers of Yeats.

About the Author

Marjorie Howes is Associate Professor of English and Irish Studies at Boston College.

John Kelly is Professor of English at Oxford University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (June 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521658861
• ISBN-13: 978-0521658867
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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