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W.B. Yeats |
| One of the most popular poets of the 20th century,
William Butler Yeats has always been considered one of the most
difficult too. The many books about his poetry have tended to
veer from the dauntingly academic to the distractingly biographical.
John Greening's aim in this new study (which will interest students
and confirmed Yeatsians alike) is to remind us why we should
continue to read 'W.B.'. Sharing his enthusiasm for the poet
from whom he learned his trade, Greening guides us through all
the key poems, explaining what it is in the craftsmanship of
Yeats' verse that is so original and enduring. |
| John Greening is a poet, critic and teacher of English Literature.
He reviews regularly for the Times Literary Supplement and,
among other awards, has received the Bridport Prize and the
Times Literary Supplement Centenary Prize for his poetry. His
'Poets of the
First world War' in the Greenwich Exchange Literary Series
was published in 2004. |
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John Greening's website. [opens in a new window] |
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| "The style of [this series] has a pressure
of meaning behind it. Students should learn from that... If
art is about selection, perception and taste, then this is
it."
- Times Educational
Supplement |
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