Collected Poems Of WB Yeats

Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats (1977) – Macmillan
ISBN: 0333044665
Condition: Good (by our generous standards).

This is Yeats in all his mystical, brooding, lyrical glory — faeries in the gloaming, golden birds that sing to lords and ladies, revolutionaries who turn into legends before your eyes, and enough mythological name-dropping to make even the most seasoned Celtophile reach for a glossary.

Our copy hails from Crappy Old Books, which means it has lived a little. The cover has been handled, the spine has been flexed, and if you hold it up to your ear you may hear faint echoes of a late-night undergraduate muttering “tread softly, for you tread on my dreams” at the wrong person. But all pages are present, the words remain undiminished, and the poetry still casts its spell.

Whether you’re after “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” to soothe your Monday morning, or the apocalyptic thunder of “The Second Coming” to cheer you up about the news cycle, this volume is the perfect gateway into the Yeatsian universe of mystics, revolutionaries, and tragic lovers.

Buy it if you like your poetry intense, your symbolism slightly over-the-top, and your books honest enough to admit they’ve seen better days.

Crappy Old Books: lowering expectations since forever, but sometimes surprising you with literary treasure.

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