W.B. Yeats and the Muses
Hassett, Joseph M.
W.B. Yeats and the Muses [electronic resource] / Joseph M. Hassett. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 258 p.) : ports.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191723216 (ebook) : No price
Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 --Criticism and interpretation.
Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 --Relations with women.
Women in literature.
PR5908
821.8
W.B. Yeats and the Muses [electronic resource] / Joseph M. Hassett. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 258 p.) : ports.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191723216 (ebook) : No price
Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 --Criticism and interpretation.
Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 --Relations with women.
Women in literature.
PR5908
821.8