The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats (The Collected Works of W.b. Yeats)

This new edition of The Collected Poems of W.B.Yeats includes all of the poems authorised for publication by Yeats in his lifetime. From skilful retellings of ancient Irish myths and legends to passionate meditations on the demands and rewards of youth and old age, these exquisite, occasionally whimsical songs of love, nature and art stand in dramatic contrast to the sombre and angry poems of life in a nation torn by war and uprising. In the rich and recurrent imagery of the rose, the gyre and the tower the reader can trace Yeats's quest to unite intellect and artistry in a single compelling vision. Included in this edition are Yeats's notes complemented by explanatory notes from the esteemed Yeats scholar Richard J.Finneran. A collection of the poetry of W. B. Yeats, famed Irish poet whose early poems are strongly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, and his later poems having more modernist leanings, although retaining the traditional forms rather than adopting free verse. This volume provides accurate texts of all the poems by Yeats published in his lifetime or scheduled for publication as of his death on January 28, 1939, including those omitted from earlier collections. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Lyrical....Pages 1-348 Narrative and Dramatic....Pages 349-450 Back Matter....Pages 451-544 A new edition of the authorized canon of Yeats's poetry