Description
About the Author
Joseph M. Hassett has written extensively on Yeats, Joyce and other Irish writers. He holds a Ph.D. in Anglo-Irish Literature from University College Dublin and is a graduate of Harvard Law School. His books include W.B. Yeats and the Muses (Oxford University Press, 2010) and The Ulysses Trials: Beauty and Truth Meet the Law (Lilliput, 2016).
Reviews
Hassett seeks always to restore the full poetic and personal context to many famous lines. ... The result is one of the most beautiful and enjoyable books on Yeats ever to call forth the skills of a gifted designer [a]nd of a true critic. -- Declan Kiberd * Dublin Review of Books *
Subtle and often illuminating study of what we can learn from Yeats ... and how we can let his words echo in our own lives. -- Michael O'Loughlin * Irish Times *
Thought-provoking, a fresh, accessible look at the shimmering legacy of WB Yeats in all its wonder and poise. -- Paddy Kehoe * RTE *
This is a handsome and stylish book, both in looks and, more importantly, in its capacity to appreciate the magic of William Butler Yeats's poetry. -- Michael Langan * NBC-2 *
I can't think of a more inspiring way to fill the unforgiving minute than to read this book, to be renewed and invigorated by Yeats' relevance today - Now - and to rediscover the nobility of his poetry, the endurance of his hope. -- Anne Cunningham * Anne Cunningham Blog *
Book Information
ISBN 9781843517788
Author Joseph M. Hassett
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint The Lilliput Press Ltd
Publisher The Lilliput Press Ltd