Predetermination and nihilism in W. B. Yeats's theatre
This paper puts forward the hypothesis that Yeats's theatre is affected by a determinist component that governs it. This dependence is held to be the natural consequence of his desire to create a universal art, a wish that confines the writer to a limited number of themes, death and old age bei...
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Language: | English |
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Universidad de Alicante
1992-11-01
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Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/1992-n5-predetermination-and-nihilism-in-w-b-yeatss-theatre |