Yeats: The Man And The Masks is a biography written by Richard Ellmann about the life of William Butler Yeats, one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. The book covers Yeats' life from his childhood in Ireland to his death in France in 1939. Ellmann explores Yeats' complex personality, including his love affairs, political beliefs, and his interest in the occult. The book also delves into Yeats' literary career, including his involvement in the Irish Literary Revival and his contributions to the development of ...
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Yeats: The Man And The Masks is a biography written by Richard Ellmann about the life of William Butler Yeats, one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. The book covers Yeats' life from his childhood in Ireland to his death in France in 1939. Ellmann explores Yeats' complex personality, including his love affairs, political beliefs, and his interest in the occult. The book also delves into Yeats' literary career, including his involvement in the Irish Literary Revival and his contributions to the development of modernist poetry. Throughout the book, Ellmann provides a detailed analysis of Yeats' poetry, placing it within the context of his life and times. Yeats: The Man And The Masks is a comprehensive and insightful look at one of the most important figures in modern literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Richard Ellmann, talented biographer, has added a new dimension to his literary accomplishments. In Yeats," the Man and the Masks," Ellmann has proceeded to dicipher and analyze much of the poetry and prose of Yeats. To the reader of average interest, I would consider this book of insightful analyses to be much too detailed to really entertain. However to serious students of poetry in general, and Keats in particular, it would be a treasure trove of information. Therefore in my rating I will give it a good for students of the subject ! However for the main stream reader, it would definitely fail to entertain, as it is such a laborious and erudite undertaking !
