The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats, Vol. 1: The Poems, 2nd Edition

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

The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats includes all of the poems authorized by Yeats for inclusion in his standard canon. Breathtaking in range, it encompasses the entire arc of his career, from luminous reworkings of ancient Irish myths and legends to passionate meditations on the demands and rewards of youth and old age, from exquisite, occasionally whimsical songs of love, nature, and art to somber and angry poems of life in a nation torn by war and uprising. In observing the development of rich and recurring images and themes over the course of his body of work, we can trace the quest of this century's greatest poet to unite intellect and artistry in a single magnificent vision.

Revised and corrected, this edition includes Yeats's own notes on his poetry, complemented by explanatory notes from esteemed Yeats scholar Richard J. Finneran. The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats is the most comprehensive edition of one of the world's most beloved poets available in paperback.

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. v. 1. The poems / edited by Richard J. Finneran. (2nd ed.) v. 3. Autobiographies / editors, William H. O'Donnell and Douglas N. Archibald v. 5. Later essays / edited by William H. O'Donnell v.10 Later articles and reviews / edited by Colton Johnson Front Matter....Pages i-xxix Lyrical....Pages 1-356 Narrative and Dramatic....Pages 357-456 Additional Poems....Pages 457-596 Back Matter....Pages 597-752 Features the complete texts of the dramatic works by the Nobel laureate, from "The Countess Cathleen" to "The Death of Cuchulain." The standard edition of Yeats' complete poems includes indexes by title and first line, as well as the author's notes on the poems