Yeats and American Poetry : The Tradition of the Self /

This work is designed to show a double influence: first, that of American poets, especially Whitman, on W.B. Yeats, and, second, of Yeats on a wide range of American poets who began their careers during the first decades of the century. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diggory, Terence, 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1983]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Yeats, William B.
Yeats, William Butler > 1865-1939
Yeats, W. B. > (William Butler), > 1865-1939.
Yeats, William Butler, > 1865-1939 > Influence.
Yeats, W. B. > (William Butler), > 1865-1939 > Influence.
Geschichte 1900-1980.
Lyrik
Self in literature.
Poetry > Psychological aspects.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
American poetry.
POETRY > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
Poesie > Aspect psychologique.
Poesie americaine > Influence irlandaise.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la litterature.
Poesie americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
American poetry > Irish influences.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PERMISSIONS
  • NOTE ON CITATIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
  • I. INTRODUCTION : "THE TRADITION OF MYSELF"
  • II. AN AMERICAN TRADITION: EMERSON, POE, THOREAU, AND WHITMAN
  • III. A LIVE TRADITION: EZRA POUND
  • IV. NATURAL SPEECH: THE NINETEEN-TENS
  • V. ARTIFICIAL LIVES: THE NINETEEN-TWENTIES
  • VI. PUBLIC SPEECH: THE NINETEEN-THIRTIES
  • VII. PRIVATE LIVES: THE NINETEEN-FORTIES
  • VIII. CONCLUSION: THE END OF TRADITION
  • NOTES
  • INDEX
  • Backmatter.

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