The Poems

The Poems
ISBN-10
1857151038
ISBN-13
9781857151039
Series
The Poems
Category
Poetry / General
Pages
868
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
David Campbell
Author
William Butler Yeats

Description

A leader of the twentieth-century Irish nationalist movement, who eventually became one of the Free States's senators, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is also the greatest poet that nation has yet produced. The present selection includes poetry from every period in life, dealing with all the topics closest to his heart: love, death, old age, ambition, the poet's craft, and of course the history and destiny of Ireland.

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