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YEATS'S "AT THE HAWK'S WELL": PYTHAGOREAN IMPLICATIONS
Title
YEATS'S "AT THE HAWK'S WELL": PYTHAGOREAN IMPLICATIONS.
Creator
JOHNSON, MARA LOUISE., Florida Atlantic University, Pearce, Howard D.
Abstract/Description
W. B. Yeats drew upon many philosophies for symbols that he used in his poetry and plays. Pythagoreanism, as one of these philosophies, formed the basis for much of his numerical and musical symbolism. Four major Pythagorean concepts--number, antithesis, geometry, and music--became essential patterns in Yeats's work, particularly in his Noh plays. At the Hawk's Well exemplifies all of these concepts, and dramatizes their philosophical and symbolic implications. The Pythagorean symbols possess...
Show moreW. B. Yeats drew upon many philosophies for symbols that he used in his poetry and plays. Pythagoreanism, as one of these philosophies, formed the basis for much of his numerical and musical symbolism. Four major Pythagorean concepts--number, antithesis, geometry, and music--became essential patterns in Yeats's work, particularly in his Noh plays. At the Hawk's Well exemplifies all of these concepts, and dramatizes their philosophical and symbolic implications. The Pythagorean symbols possess a tangible power as religious symbols, and Yeats called upon them to infuse his work with order, dimension, and a multiplicity of meanings, as he used them to represent his eternal search for Unity of Being.
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Date Issued
1976
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13807
Subject Headings
Yeats, W B--(William Butler),--1865-1939--Criticism and interpretation, Pythagoras and Pythagorean school
Format
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Cuchulain and the Old Man: Antinomies symbolized by the gyre in three plays by William Butler Yeats
Title
Cuchulain and the Old Man: Antinomies symbolized by the gyre in three plays by William Butler Yeats.
Creator
Olbrys, Nancy Jane., Florida Atlantic University, Peyton, Ann
Abstract/Description
The symbol of the gyre is the foundation of three plays At the Hawk's Well, On Baile's Strand, and The Death of Cuchulain. The gyre represents the relationship between Cuchulain and the Old Man, as they are each other's, antithesis and, at the same time, complement. The characters begin the cycle at opposite ends of the gyre, and the base of the gyre exerts the most positive force while the apex has the most negative. Therefore, in At the Hawk's Well, Cuchulain benefits from the influence of...
Show moreThe symbol of the gyre is the foundation of three plays At the Hawk's Well, On Baile's Strand, and The Death of Cuchulain. The gyre represents the relationship between Cuchulain and the Old Man, as they are each other's, antithesis and, at the same time, complement. The characters begin the cycle at opposite ends of the gyre, and the base of the gyre exerts the most positive force while the apex has the most negative. Therefore, in At the Hawk's Well, Cuchulain benefits from the influence of the gyre while the Old Man suffers from the negative effects of the same symbol. On Baile's Strand signifies change as the characters move to different positions on the gyre, and in The Death of Cuchulain a complete reversal has taken place; the Blind Man is at the base and Cuchulain is at the apex. In each play Yeats creates a geometric figure to symbolize the compelling force that the gyre exerts.
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Date Issued
1990
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14638
Subject Headings
Yeats, W B--(William Butler),--1865-1939--Criticism and interpretation
Format
Document (PDF)
RECIPROCAL RITUAL: THE FUNCTION OF WOMEN IN THE IMAGINATION OF W. B. YEATS. (IRELAND)
Title
RECIPROCAL RITUAL: THE FUNCTION OF WOMEN IN THE IMAGINATION OF W. B. YEATS. (IRELAND).
Creator
KLINE, GLORIA CORNELIA., Florida Atlantic University, Pearce, Howard D.
Abstract/Description
W. B. Yeats conceived a progression of Masks which he placed upon women he knew and presented as images in his poetry. Between the mystical Rose and Dancer images of his early and late work occur three Masks of flesh and- blood women--the Muse-goddess, the Duchess of Urbino, and the Audacious Old Woman. In relation to each of these, Yeats assumes a Mask of his own--the Poet-lover, the Courtier, several Old Men--and establishes a ritual relationship by which he dramatizes the opposing tensions...
Show moreW. B. Yeats conceived a progression of Masks which he placed upon women he knew and presented as images in his poetry. Between the mystical Rose and Dancer images of his early and late work occur three Masks of flesh and- blood women--the Muse-goddess, the Duchess of Urbino, and the Audacious Old Woman. In relation to each of these, Yeats assumes a Mask of his own--the Poet-lover, the Courtier, several Old Men--and establishes a ritual relationship by which he dramatizes the opposing tensions he believed to exist between men and women . These tensions lie in oppositions of will, intellect, and creative genius. Yeats's ideal--ultimately unrealized--was to achieve complement, co-creation, and, finally, perfect union in the male-female relationship.
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Date Issued
1973
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13553
Subject Headings
Yeats, W B--(William Butler),--1865-1939--Criticism and interpretation, Women in literature
Format
Document (PDF)
fly fisherman: W. B. Yeats's perfect man
Title
The fly fisherman: W. B. Yeats's perfect man.
Creator
Halloran, Richard James, III., Florida Atlantic University, Peyton, Ann, Faraci, Mary
Abstract/Description
William Butler Yeats directed much of his poetry to the construction of the antithetical or perfect man which he defined as "being most unlike myself" (Allt 371). Yeats also wanted to see Ireland reach this condition. He presented heroes from Irish mythology his contemporaries, and imaginatively created figures who had the strength of character to accomplish a new and self identifiable culture. Yeats wanted Ireland and its citizens to become a modern day "Byzantium" of his classical reference...
Show moreWilliam Butler Yeats directed much of his poetry to the construction of the antithetical or perfect man which he defined as "being most unlike myself" (Allt 371). Yeats also wanted to see Ireland reach this condition. He presented heroes from Irish mythology his contemporaries, and imaginatively created figures who had the strength of character to accomplish a new and self identifiable culture. Yeats wanted Ireland and its citizens to become a modern day "Byzantium" of his classical reference. From his own fishing experience Yeats created the fly fisherman, an image who Yeats saw as "Climbing up to a place ... A man who does not exist ... A man who is but a dream"(Allt 348). In this figure Yeats incorporates his thoughts concerning the value of antithesis, religion, philosophy, nationalism and the concept of the mask. This thesis will propose that the fisherman and his activities are metaphorical applications of Yeats's search for antithesis whether it be for himself, mankind or his country.
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Date Issued
1999
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15617
Subject Headings
Yeats, W B--(William Butler),--1865-1939--Criticism and interpretation
Format
Document (PDF)
universal tree: Yeats's use of tree imagery in three plays
Title
The universal tree: Yeats's use of tree imagery in three plays.
Creator
Vickers, Craig Ellery., Florida Atlantic University, Greer, Allen W.
Abstract/Description
In three plays in particular of William Butler Yeats tree imagery represents the collective human family. In The Land of Heart's Desire, the tree and its various manifestations symbolize both the constrictions of society and the freedom Mary Bruin seeks. Through Mary's death, the play points the way to a restoration of a purified "collective human family," or the "tree," freed from the corruptions of the world. In At the Hawk's Well, Yeats for the first time introduces elements of the Noh...
Show moreIn three plays in particular of William Butler Yeats tree imagery represents the collective human family. In The Land of Heart's Desire, the tree and its various manifestations symbolize both the constrictions of society and the freedom Mary Bruin seeks. Through Mary's death, the play points the way to a restoration of a purified "collective human family," or the "tree," freed from the corruptions of the world. In At the Hawk's Well, Yeats for the first time introduces elements of the Noh play, and with the bare settings, three hazel trees starkly symbolize the potential for the regeneration of the collective human family. And, in The Cat and the Moon, Yeats metaphorically grafts a separated humanity into a "big ash-tree" overlooking a well in which a Blind Beggar and a Lame Beggar, seek a healing Saint. In these three plays trees link human beings to each other and nature.
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Date Issued
1990
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14663
Subject Headings
Yeats, W B--(William Butler),--1865-1939--Criticism and interpretation, Trees in literature
Format
Document (PDF)
religion of William Butler Yeats
Title
The religion of William Butler Yeats.
Creator
Turso, Betty Doris., Florida Atlantic University, Peyton, Ann
Abstract/Description
William Butler Yeats created his own mythology which is a religion unto itself. He took the myths of ancient heroic Ireland and combined these with the dominant Christian beliefs in Ireland during his lifetime and created a new religion that would serve to unite Ireland that was divided along religious lines. My thesis will show that Yeats, out of a fardel of tales, created not only his own mythology but a religion as well. With the help of the theories of Joseph Campbell, I will prove that...
Show moreWilliam Butler Yeats created his own mythology which is a religion unto itself. He took the myths of ancient heroic Ireland and combined these with the dominant Christian beliefs in Ireland during his lifetime and created a new religion that would serve to unite Ireland that was divided along religious lines. My thesis will show that Yeats, out of a fardel of tales, created not only his own mythology but a religion as well. With the help of the theories of Joseph Campbell, I will prove that Yeats's writing provided a virtual medium through which he disseminated his belief system. Therefore, this exploration is essential to give a deeper understanding to the total scope of Yeats's work.
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Date Issued
1996
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15273
Subject Headings
Yeats, W B--(William Butler),--1865-1939--Criticism and interpretation, Religious poetry--History and criticism, Religion in literature, Symbolism in literature
Format
Document (PDF)