1. The Poetry of Yeats
... , catalysing his reverie. His classical reference to The 'Ledaean Body' conjures up the diptych of Maud Gonne's youth, enabling him to hold on to the sanctity of the past. Despite his understanding of time as corrupting a 'childish day', and the own unfolding 'tragedy' of his own life, Yeats' search for some justification for his existence leads him to a consideration of the philosophies of the Ancients, 'Plato', 'Aristotle ... ' and 'Pythagoras' and to the great human passions of worship and love &ndash ... ...
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- Grade Level: Graduate