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W. B. Yeats & George Yeats-The Letters Hardcover - 2011 - 1st Edition

by Ann Saddlemyer (Editor)


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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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  • Title W. B. Yeats & George Yeats-The Letters
  • Author Ann Saddlemyer (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 624
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher OUP Oxford, Oxford, U.K.
  • Date 2011-04-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780198184386 / 0198184387
  • Weight 2.4 lbs (1.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.6 in (23.62 x 16.00 x 4.06 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010943333
  • Dewey Decimal Code 821.8

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A Canadian by birth, Ann Saddlemyer has published extensively on Irish and Canadian theatre and edited the plays of J.M.Synge, Lady Gregory and the letters between the founding Directors of the Abbey theatre. Her most recent publication is the authorized biography of Mrs W B Yeats. She has taught at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, New York University (where she held the Berg chair), and the University of Toronto where she has been Director of the Graduate Centre for Study of Drama and the Master of Massey College.
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