W.B. Yeats and the Muses explores how Yeats perceived the women to and about whom he wrote some of his greatest poetry in terms akin to the Greek notion that a poet is inspired and possessed by the feminine voices of the Muses. Newlyavailable letters and manuscripts are used to examine the creative process and interpret the poems. INDICE: List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Manuscript Material Abbreviations; Introduction; I: White Woman That Passion Has Worn: Olivia Shakespear; II: Where the Blessed Dance: Florence Farr; III: The Apple on the Bough Most Out of Reach: Maud Gonne; IV: The Living Beauty: Iseult Gonne; V: Out of a Medium's Mouth: George Hyde-Lees; VI: In Search of the Muse: Memories of Love and Lyrics for Imaginary People; VII: A Foolish, Passionate Man: Margot Ruddock and Ethel Mannin; VIII: Fury: Dorothy Wellesle; IX: Golden Codger and Siren: Yeats and Edith Shackleton Heald; Finale; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958290-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 279
- Fecha Publicación: 22/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés