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W. B. Yeats and George Yeats - The Letters (Hardcover)
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W. B. Yeats and George Yeats - The Letters (Hardcover)
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During the twenty-two years of their married life, W. B. and George
Yeats corresponded regularly and fully whenever they were apart.
They discussed his writing and other projects, their family and
friends, and the social, artistic, and political scene in Ireland
and the United Kingdom in far more detail than with anyone else.
Both were splendid and enchanting storytellers. This edition
includes 149 letters from George, 436 from W. B., and 29 written to
their children. Anne, who lived at home, preserved 22 from her
father and several important ones from her mother; when both her
parents were away. The letters include fascinating drafts of poems,
statements of belief, candid descriptions of people and events, and
in some cases offer biographical and historical corrections to the
popular narrative of Yeats's life. Like Oscar Wilde, Yeats
frequently practiced a phrase or an anecdote to provide the best
effect in his correspondence. And not for nothing would he write to
his wife, 'you are much the best letter writer I know, or have
known'. The letters between them not only tell the story of the
marriage of two minds and the world they created, but also
illuminate how Yeats worked on his writing and reveal a refreshing
image of the poet as a family man.
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