The History of My Family: William Butler Yeats's "Leda", Her Murder, and Why He Abandoned His Son.

by Patricia Hughes

The author clarifies controversial events in William Butler Yeats's life, such as sudden heart troubles and depression from June 1925, his notorious Divorce Bill speech, the riots over O'Casey's production of 'The Plough and the Stars' and Yeats's obsession with Purgatory. His wife George was his amanuensis; this essay explains her motivation for altering details in his works and hoarding his papers after his death. She insisted that Yeats's alter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1716866375
• ISBN13: 9781716866371
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"