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W. B. Yeats
A concise guide to W. B. Yeats's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
Author overview
W. B. Yeats (1865–1939) was a poet and playwright whose body of work spans poetry. This writing is associated with Irish Free State. Major works and useful reading starting points include Sailing to Byzantium, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, The Second Coming, and The Wild Swans at Coole. Key themes include Irish identity and political change, myth and the occult, and aging, love, art, and historical cycles.
Reading pathway
Begin with Sailing to Byzantium, then move to The Lake Isle of Innisfree, then move to The Second Coming.