No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
It is possible only to quibble with editor Finneran (e.g., where is that fine poem 'The Host of the Air'?) about the selections he has made for this excellent single-volume edition of one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. Not only are the major poems here, together with concise and useful notes, but Finneran also includes a significant selection of the plays as well as the most important of Yeats' critical and autobiographical prose. The inclusion of the last, in particular, gives breadth and substance to the collection, as well as allows the unversed reader to follow the development of Yeats' thought, which is only obliquely discernible in the poems. The sheer volume of Yeats' total work can be discouraging to new readers or students. For them, this is a perfect introduction. - Patricia Monaghan; 688p-
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