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Throughout all of Yeats’ work there are certain themes and ideas that are nearly always present. These include, a love of art that Yeats wants to share, ideas of rural and united Ireland, age... more

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  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    5 Stars THE REASON WHY I LOVE YEATS 23/02/2001
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    Throughout all of Yeats’ work there are certain themes and ideas that are nearly always present. These include, a love of art that Yeats wants to share, ideas of rural and united Ireland, age and possibly most prolifically a deep expression of love by Yeats for Maude Gonne. However, the love he expressed toward Maude Gonne was never requited. This had a profound affect on Yeats’ work, life and opinions. Three poems that I feel illustrate this idea very successfully include, “The Pity of Love”, “The Sorrow of Love” and “When You Are Old”. These ... more
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    5 Stars The most influential poet of this century 22/01/2001
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    Yeats is without a doubt one of the most significant and influential poets of recent times, and probably the most important Anglo-Irish poet ever. His poems are deeply affecting, especially those concerning his unrequited love for Maud Gonne. They deal with diverse subjects like Irish politics of the time, the Republican movement, and more personal themes like love, growing old, death and the problems he saw facing an artist. My favourite poem is probably "Sailing To Byzantium;" "He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven" is beautiful too. I highly recommend this to anyone with even a passing ... more

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Type Poetry
Title Poems
Author W.B. Yeats
ISBN 0684807319
EAN 9780684807317

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