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Yeats-Occultism and Sociopolit
Title: Yeats-Occultism and Sociopolit
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 509 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Yeats-Occultism and Sociopolit
William ButlerYeats sought in his writing to create a unique style of escapism from life through art with an unusual attention to sociopolitical matters. He attempted to create a literature that was Irish in subject matter and tone and to reawaken in his people a sense of the glory and significance of Ireland s historical and legendary past. Yeats found his vehicle to accomplish just that in Irish mythology and folklore. Offering an answer to …showed first 75 words of 509 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 509 total…Cathleen ni Houlihan and the tragedy Deirdre.
Writing and producing plays for the Abbey, the middle period of Yeats's life came to a close. Yeats's work and focus took on a more practical value. The mysticism that had been found previously in his work dwindled. His poetry became more based in reality, less ambiguous and more direct. This period would be the least mystical of his career, with almost a complete absence of artistic escapism.
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