Selected Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)

Series; Everyman's library. Pocket poets. Physical description; 253 p. ; 17 cm. Notes; Includes index. Summary; A leader of the twentieth-century Irish nationalist movement, who eventually became one of the Free States's senators, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is also the greatest poet that nation has yet produced. The present selection includes poetry from every period in life, dealing with all the topics closest to his heart: love, death, old age, ambition, the poet's craft, and of course the history and destiny of Ireland. Subjects; Poetry texts & anthologies. Poetry / General. English poetry ; 19th century. Genre; Poetry.