Yeats and the Rhymers' Club: A Nineties' Perspective (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780820407692)

A diverse group of dedicated poets, the Rhymers' Club provided the environment in which W.B. Yeats learned his trade. For the most part, however, these promising young writers passed into obscurity with the end of the Decadent age, leaving behind only incomplete or inaccurate information concerning their activities and character. This study brings together for the first time a comprehensive history of the group. It examines the Rhymers' influence on Yeats, both as a young and a mature poet, and the crucial ways in which he distinguished himself from his less successful contemporaries.

Author: Joann Gardner
ISBN-10: 0820407690
ISBN-13: 9780820407692
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1988
Pages: 249
Format: Hardcover