Swan and Shadow: Yeats's Dialogue with History

by Thomas Whitaker

Book Overview

History was central in a variety of ways to Yeats's poetic development and to the meaning of his work. In this study, Whitaker suggests that history was for the poet a mysterious interlocutor, which Yeats saw at times as a bright reflection of himself and again as a dark force opposed to that self. The poet's internal dialogue is viewed as projection into historical symbolism.

Originally published in 1964.

A UNC Press Enduring Edition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807836850
• ISBN13: 9780807836859
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"