The Gyroscopic Transformation of Self Quest in W. B. Yeats's Poetry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781527514195)

Carrying a story to tell is the â oeancient burden⠝ of craftsmen, and it is one of the characteristics of the quest to find oneself, since a journey requires recognition of the aspects of self and antiâ "self. Like the speaker of his poems, W.B. Yeats has something to tell. His poetry draws nourishment from the battle between the dichotomies of self and antiâ "self, human and divine, mind and intellect, past and present, and body and soul.

This book covers a selection of Yeatsâ (TM)s poems from 1889 to 1939, discussing them within the frame of the quest to find oneself and its gyroscopic transformation. The book illustrates that self is not a single entity, but has multiple layers, and it can be found within the quest in which it experiences a simultaneous transformation with every phase of the antithetical structure of gyroscopic movements. In addition, the way of the quest is cyclical; however, it is not a vicious cycle, since, in life, every end is a phase of a beginning and every beginning is a phase of an end.

Author: Özlem Saylan
ISBN-10: 1527514196
ISBN-13: 9781527514195
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2018
Pages: 111
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.50d