Yeats: The Man And The Masks

Yeats: The Man And The Masks is a biography written by Richard Ellmann about the life of William Butler Yeats, one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. The book covers Yeats' life from his childhood in Ireland to his death in France in 1939. Ellmann explores Yeats' complex personality, including his love affairs, political beliefs, and his interest in the occult. The book also delves into Yeats' literary career, including his involvement in the Irish Literary Revival and his contributions to the development of modernist poetry. Throughout the book, Ellmann provides a detailed analysis of Yeats' poetry, placing it within the context of his life and times. Yeats: The Man And The Masks is a comprehensive and insightful look at one of the most important figures in modern literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Yeat's life was one of the most complex of all the poets' in its outer and inner events. Mystical concerns - involvement with spiritualism, construction of a transcendental world system in A Vision - fitted among and around an unusually active involvement in public affairs, as a founder of the Abbey Theatre and as a senator of the new Irish Free State.