{"product_id":"w-b-yeats-his-poetry-and-thought-paperback-9780521092234","title":"W. B. Yeats; His Poetry and Thought (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521092234","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eW. B. Yeats\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHis Poetry and Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor Stock has written a critical interpretation of Yeats's poems for the reader who is unfamiliar with Yeats's prose and scholarship.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA. G. Stock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521092234, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 1961\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages\u003cbr\u003e2 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProfessor Stock has written a critical interpretation of Yeats's poems for the reader who is interested enough to study the poetry attentively but is not familiar with either Yeats's prose or his scholarship. The underlying idea of this book is that, although the poet's beliefs and the power of his poetry are different things, great poetry does not grow out of insincere or flabby thinking. Because Yeats's thought is often disconcerting, readers tend to treat it as an aberration rather than an essential part of his poetry. Thus, in relation to the poems, Professor Stock considers three elements of his thought at some length - his preoccupation with Irish tradition, his social and political outlook, and the ideas formulated in A Vision. In particular Professor Stock (herself Irish) has dwelt considerably on Yeats's lifelong preoccupation with his Irish inheritance, and with the distinctive tradition and temperament behind his writing. Finally, Professor Stock has paid considerable attention to Yeats's borrowings from eastern thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. The background\u003cbr\u003e 2. The first book\u003cbr\u003e 3. The first plays\u003cbr\u003e 4. The world of dream\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'Hammer your thoughts into unity'\u003cbr\u003e 6. Maturity\u003cbr\u003e 7. Art and aristocracy\u003cbr\u003e 8. A vision (I)\u003cbr\u003e 9. A vision (II)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Violence and prophecy\u003cbr\u003e 11. The swordsman\u003cbr\u003e 12. The last phase\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006381216024,"sku":"9780521092234","price":33.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521092234i_e851bb17-0dd5-4bd0-975d-c29f200c66c0.jpg?v=1694970467","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/w-b-yeats-his-poetry-and-thought-paperback-9780521092234","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}