The Vast Design: Patterns in W.B. Yeats's Aesthetic

by Edward Engelberg

Book Overview

In recent years Yeats has been receiving a great deal of critical attention from many aspects. Professor Engelberg here makes a distinctive contribution to the new studies by bringing under discussion the kind of aesthetic views developed by Yeats in order to rationalize his own practice as poet and dramatist. Yeats was pragmatic in his approach and therefore not concerned about formulating a tight critical theory. Recognizing this, the author at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802062296
• ISBN13: 9780802062291
• Release Date: December 1964
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher