1. The Poetry of Yeats
... the interwoven thoughts and images. The freedom, innocence and enthusiasm that is seen in the 'children's eyes' on Yeats visit are juxtaposed against the 'sixty-year old smiling' man, 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 phil...
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- Grade Level: Graduate