Oxford historian R.F. Foster has written a second volume to his comprehensive biography of poet W.B. Yeats. This latest is called W. B. Yeats, a Life: II: The Arch-Poet, 1915-1939, and it focuses on Yeats’s work during a tumultuous time in Irish history.
Events: R.F. Foster will be at the Glucksman Ireland House (1 Washington Mews; part of NYU) for a talk tonight and signing at 7 pm; for info call 212-998-3950
Music: Bax Symphony No. 1 “In the Faery Hills” “The Garden of Fand”
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