Description
By: William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
The Wild Swans at Coole is a beautiful and melancholic collection of poems by William Butler Yeats. The imagery he uses to describe the changing seasons, especially autumn, is vivid and captivating. The poems blend nature with human emotion, exploring themes of love, loss, and the passage of time.
Yeats’ language is rich and evocative, drawing the reader into the world he creates. His exploration of the swans as symbols of beauty, freedom, and fleeting youth is particularly poignant. The poems in this collection have a timeless quality, offering a sense of both nostalgia and wonder.
Overall, The Wild Swans at Coole is a lyrical and thought-provoking read that showcases Yeats’ mastery of language and ability to capture the complexities of the human experience. It is a must-read for anyone who appreciates poetry that is both elegant and deeply moving.
Book Description:
The Wild Swans at Coole is a collection of poems by William Butler Yeats, first published in 1917. It is also the name of a poem in that collection. The Wild Swans at Coole is in the “middle stage” of Yeats’ writing and is concerned with, amongst other themes, Irish nationalism and the creation of an Irish aesthetic.
