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W. B. Yeats in Context
David Holdeman
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Description for W. B. Yeats in Context
Hardcover. This book explores Yeats' background and influences, as well as how his works shaped early twentieth-century Irish culture. Editor(s): Holdeman, David; Levitas, Ben. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 460 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798. 8vo. Original cloth Irish Literature.
W. B. Yeats is a writer who requires, and at the same time tests the limits of, contextual study. More than perhaps any other Irish writer, he produced his own context as much as it produced him. His cultural and political activities, combined with his prolific literary output, made an impact that can only be understood by close attention to his words in relation to the times in which he lived. W. B. Yeats in Context maps Yeats' world in concise, lively essays by distinguished critics and historians. The places, people, themes and intellectual frameworks most important to his development ... Read more
W. B. Yeats is a writer who requires, and at the same time tests the limits of, contextual study. More than perhaps any other Irish writer, he produced his own context as much as it produced him. His cultural and political activities, combined with his prolific literary output, made an impact that can only be understood by close attention to his words in relation to the times in which he lived. W. B. Yeats in Context maps Yeats' world in concise, lively essays by distinguished critics and historians. The places, people, themes and intellectual frameworks most important to his development ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Literature in Context
Number of Pages
460
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521897051
SKU
KEX0279630
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About David Holdeman
David Holdeman is Professor of English at the University of North Texas. Ben Levitas is Lecturer in the Department of Drama at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
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