The first book to consider William Butler Yeatss aesthetic of artistic powerdemonstrating the centrality in his work from his earliest essay to thegreat poems ... » 

The first book to consider William Butler Yeatss aesthetic of artistic powerdemonstrating the centrality in his work from his earliest essay to thegreat poems and plays of his last years of the concept that art shapes life.Drawing on the Irish bardic tradition as well as such figures as ShelleyBlake and Wilde Yeats developed a stance that enabled him to reconcile theexacting demands of literary craftsmanship his interest in occult thought andhis desire to advance the cause of Irish nationalism. For this edition newmaterial has been added connecting the argument of the original book to recentdevelopments in theory and adds a Jungian perspective. «