Seamus Heaney has described The Collected Letters as "one of the great publishing events of the decade." This volume covers a formative period in Yeats's political career, and the beginning of his theatrical involvement. Letter by letter, Yeats's private concerns, artistic quarrels, and exhausting political life are revealed. Rich and readable notes provide a narrative for these years, explaining allusions, and setting the correspondence in its cultural and political contexts.
Language
English
Pages
790
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Clarendon
Release
May 06, 1997
ISBN
0198126824
The Collected Letters of W. B. Yeats, vol. 2: 1896-1900
Seamus Heaney has described The Collected Letters as "one of the great publishing events of the decade." This volume covers a formative period in Yeats's political career, and the beginning of his theatrical involvement. Letter by letter, Yeats's private concerns, artistic quarrels, and exhausting political life are revealed. Rich and readable notes provide a narrative for these years, explaining allusions, and setting the correspondence in its cultural and political contexts.