Blood Kindred by W J Mccormack
A fascinating and original look at the complex political life of one of the world's most renowned poets.
This sparkling book concentrates the mind in salutary ways, as well as being the most marvellous company -- Bernard O'Donoghue * Literary Review *
Full of suggestive points derived from a delving into Yeats's family background.. well-informed... wide-ranging... very useful and detailed * Irish University Review *
Erudite and well-informed... A troubling, important assessment of Yeats's life and work * Kirkus Reviews *
Full of suggestive points derived from a delving into Yeats's family background.. well-informed... wide-ranging... very useful and detailed * Irish University Review *
Erudite and well-informed... A troubling, important assessment of Yeats's life and work * Kirkus Reviews *
W. J. McCormack is former Professor of Literary History and head of the English Department at Goldsmith's College, University of London. His publications include A Festschrift for Francis Stuart (1972), Sheridan Le Fanu and Victorian Ireland (1980, 1991 and 1997), Ascendancy and Tradition in Anglo-Irish Literary History (1985), From Burke to Beckett (1993), Fool of the Family: A Life of J. M. Synge (2000) and The Silence of Barbara Synge (2003). He is also the author of a number of volumes of poetry under the name Hugh Maxton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712665148 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712665145 |
| Title | Blood Kindred |
| Author | W J Mccormack |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Year published | 2005-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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