Synopsis
As well as being one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century and the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is the greatest lyric poet that Ireland has produced.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books...
Details
14 July 2016
480 pages
9781909621640
Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Reviews
It is universally agreed that Yeats became a great poetDenis Donoghue, The Irish Times
“The Second Coming” is proof that a perfect poem can still go viral in a distinctly predigital way: that it’s become a part of the culture’s water supplyNick Tabor, The Paris Review