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...

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Main Author: Torres Ribelles, Francisco Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Alicante 1992-11-01
Series:Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
Online Access:https://raei.ua.es/article/view/1992-n5-predetermination-and-nihilism-in-w-b-yeatss-theatre