Yeats, Folklore and Occultism: Contexts of the Early Work and Thought

By Frank Kinahan

Book Overview

This lively introduction to the poems of W. B. Yeats, first published in 1988, provides a series of intriguing new readings of his work in relation to his profound involvement with occultism and folklore. During Yeats's formative years as an artist, two compelling movements were emerging: the revivals of interest in Irish folklore and in the mag

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113868726X
• ISBN13: 9781138687264
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"