ENGL 310: Modern Poetry
Lecture 04 - William Butler Yeats. The early poetry of William Butler Yeats is read and interpreted with particular attention paid to Yeats's ambitions as a specifically Irish poet. Yeats's commitment to a poetry of symbol is explored in "The Song of the Wandering Aengus," a fable of poetic vocation. "A Coat," composed at the end of Yeats's struggle to bring about an Irish national theater, shows the poet reconceiving his style and in search of a new audience. "The Fisherman" is read as a revision of "The Song of the Wandering Aengus" which reflects this new set of concerns. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 04 - William Butler Yeats |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction: William Butler Yeats |
| [00:06:28] | 2. W. B. Yeats and King Goll |
| [00:14:41] | 3. W. B. Yeats Poem: "The Song of the Wandering Aengus" |
| [00:27:01] | 4. W. B. Yeats Poem: "A Coat" |
| [00:32:45] | 5. W. B. Yeats Poem: "The Fisherman" |
| References |
| Lecture 4 - William Butler Yeats Instructor: Professor Langdon Hammer. Handout 4: W.B. Yeats [PDF]. Section Activity: W.B. Yeats [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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