The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
Yeats, William Butler; Edited by Richard J. Finneran
Language: English
Published by Scribner, New York, 1996
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BREATHTAKING: RICH: LUMINOUS: PASSIONATE: EXQUISITE: MAGNIFICENT: CANONICAL: AS-NEW Revised Second Trade Paperback Edition (Orig. 1996) Eleventh Printing (c. 2020): EXCELLENT smooth-cut text-block exterior MARRED Only w/ the slightest touch of shelf-dust soiling on top-edge, NEW perfect binding w/ uncreased spine, NEW handsomely-illus. sepia-portrait cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, PRISTINE interior ELEGANTY printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 5.50" x 8.36" x 1.26", 0.62 kg, xxvi+544+vi (576) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: "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 re-workings of ancient Irish myths & legends to passionate meditations on the demands & rewards of youth & old age, from exquisite, occasionally whimsical songs of love, nature, & art to somber & angry poems of life in a nation torn by war & uprising. In observing the development of rich & recurring images & themes over the course of his body of work, we can trace the quest of this century's greatest poet to unite intellect & artistry in a single magnificent vision. Revised & 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. * ABOUT THE EDITOR: The late RICHARD J. FINNERAN was general editor, w/ George Mills Harper, of "The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats" for many years; series editor of "The Poems" in the "Cornell Yeats"; & editor of "Yeats: An Annual of Critical & Textual Studies", among other works. He held the Hodges Chair of Excellence at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; was a past president of the South Atlantic MLA; & served as executive director of the Society for Textual Scholarship. * ABOUT THE POET: William Butler Yeats is generally considered to be Ireland’s greatest poet, living or dead, & one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a nominal additional fee & via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL to all international shipments at our posted rates.…
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- Title
- The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
- Author
- Yeats, William Butler; Edited by Richard J. Finneran
- Publisher
- Scribner, New York
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0684807319
- ISBN 13
- 9780684807317
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Printing
- 11th Printing
- Item weight
- 0.62 kilograms
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.
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William Butler Yeats is generally considered to be Ireland’s greatest poet, living or dead, and one of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923.
Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including Long Island, an Oprah’s Book Club Pick; The Magician, winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; The Master, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Brooklyn, winner of the Costa Book Award; and Nora Webster, winner of the Hawthornden Prize, as well as three story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and was named the 2022–2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature.
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