Life and Work of William Butler Yeats
1998-03-14T20:00:53-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTc5XC8wOTY1NDItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==R.F. Foster, an author, talked about the life and work of William Butler Yeats, the poet and Protestant Irish nationalist. The first of his two-volume biography is titled “W.B. Yeats: A Life: The Apprentice Mage.” It examines the literary, social, and political milieux in which Yeats tried to write his poems and live his life.
R.F. Foster, an author, talked about the life and work of William Butler Yeats, the poet and Protestant Irish nationalist. The first of his two-volume… read more
R.F. Foster, an author, talked about the life and work of William Butler Yeats, the poet and Protestant Irish nationalist. The first of his two-volume biography is titled “W.B. Yeats: A Life: The Apprentice Mage.” It examines the literary, social, and political milieux in which Yeats tried to write his poems and live his life. close
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