Yeats a vision a 1925, also edited by margaret mills harper and catherine e. The following comments apply specifically to a critical edition of a vision 1925, edited by g. This is not a crowded field and a relatively straightforward introduction to a vision is one of the gaps in yeats studies, so i hope that a readers guide to yeatss a vision will be a genuine aid to readers new and old. I dare say i delude myself in thinking this book my book of books. Now, presented in a scholarly edition for the first time by yeats scholars margaret mills harper and catherine e. Privately printed for subscribers only by the dunedin press, limited, copy 494 of 600, signed by yeats, frontispiece portrait of giraldus, two illustrations by dulac, some mild fade spots to covers and end papers, dj spine tanned, ends. An explanation of life founded upon the writings of giraldus and upon certain doctrines attributed to kusta ben luka, privately published in 1925, is a booklength study of various philosophical. Paul came out in 2008, and is now available in paperback and ebook. This edition is a facsimile of one of the 600 copies of this book which yeats had printed privately in 1925, so it is not a critical edition in the normal sense. The most baffling and misunderstood of yeats s works, a vision 1925, which is greatly different from the 1937 version, has been long out of print and is almost inaccessible.
It does, however, include a very full introduction to the work and its genesis, as well as good notes. The excerpt for 27xiva critical edition of yeatss a vision 1925june concludes with what may have been a veiled warning thatsurely appealed to yeats. Volume of the collected edition of the works of w. An explanation of life founded upon the writings of giraldus and upon certain doctrines attributed to kusta ben luka by yeats, william butler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Studies of the occult a vision of yeats digital exhibits. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Although the authenticity of the processes in writing the work are disputed, the work shows that yeatss interest in the occult was not merely a hobby but an allencompassing framework for his work and life. Yeats copied down these fragments and incorporated them into his occult aesthetic system, published as a vision in 1925.
Published september 1st 1966 by collier books nyc first published 1925. The two editions of a vision the fictions of the two editions of a vision automatic script other esoteric and occult systems. A vision is a profound work of genius that will provoke and inspire, and it is crucial to understanding the work of one of the twentieth centurys greatest poets. Introduction tracing the development of the book particularly. A daughter, anne butler yeats, was born in 1919, and a son, william michael, two years later.
A critical edition of yeatss a vision 1925 book, 1978. A vision is part of a fourteenvolume series under the general editorship of eminent yeats scholar. Paul and margaret mills harper, the 1937 version of a vision is an important, essential literary resource and a. Yeats devoted much time to preparing this material for publication as a vision 1925. A critical edition of yeats a vision william butler. Paul came out in 2008, and is now available in paperback and e book. An explanation of life founded upon the writings of giraldus and upon certain doctrines attributed to kusta ben luka written by the angloirish poet william butler yeats 18671939 is a privately published study of various occult, esoteric, historical and philosophical subjects. The images and metaphors from this book can be found throughout his later poetry, some of his strongest work. An explanation of life founded upon the writings of giraldus and upon certain doctrines attributed to kusta ben luka, privately published in 1925, is a book length study of various philosophical, historical, astrological, and poetic topics by the irish poet william butler yeats. This article is an attempt to show how the astrology of yeats natal chart. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one.
The text presented here is the original 1925 edition, painstakingly edited by yeats himself from thousands of pages of manuscripts. Yeats wrote this work while experimenting with automatic writing with his wife georgie hydelees. A critical edition of yeatss a vision 1925 george mills harper, walter kelly hood eds. Paul and margaret mills harper, the collected works of w. The original 1925 version the collected works of w. The editors have shown in introduction and notes how directly dependent yeats was upon the experiments of his wife with automatic writing and dream visions covering a. First published in 1925, and then substantially revised by the author in 1937, a vision is a unique work of literary modernism, and revelatory guide to yeatss.
A vision is part of a fourteenvolume series under the general editorship of eminent yeats scholar george bornstein and formerly the late richard j. The editors have done well by yeats, providing an excellent introduction and extensive, thoroughly helpful notes. Paul, the 1937 version of a vision is an important, essential literary resource and a. With some trepidation, as she recalled in 1940, lady lytteltonsent these excerpts to yeats on 12 jy 1914, concluding her. Original 1925 version by william butler yeats hardcover excellent condition. The 1937 version, published by macmillan, and which is significantly different, had a printrun of 1,500.
Werner laurie, 1925, revised edition published as a vision, macmillan london, 1937, macmillan new york, ny, 1938, published as a critical edition of yeats s a vision 1925, edited by george mills harper and. An explanation of life founded upon the writings of giraldus and upon certain doctrines attributed to kusta ben luka, privately published in 1925, is a booklength study of various philosophical, historical, astrological, and poetic topics by the irish poet william butler yeats. This edition is a facsimile of one of the 600 copies of this book which yeats had printed privately in 1925, so it. Yeats obsessively revised the book, and the revised 1937 version is much more widely available than its predecessor. The revised 1937 edition book by william butler yeats. One of the strangest works of literary modernism, a vision is yeats s greatest occult work. Yeats explained his own philosophy in the prose work a vision 1925, revised version 1937. A vision by william butler yeats overdrive rakuten. William butler yeats biography life, children, death. Yeats gave edmund dulac both guidance and latitude in his instructions for the design, trusting him as a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Werner lauries prospectus for subscribers for the 1925 version of a vision.
Yeats obsessively revised the original book that he wrote in 1925, and the 1937 version is the definitive version of what yeats wanted to say. Yeats, w b, hood, walter kelly, harper, george mills. Yeats cybernetics by norbert wiener the lightning and the. Sep 24, 2018 one of the reasons for the dormancy of this blog over the last few years has been my focus on writing a book on a vision. An explanation of life founded upon the writings of giraldus and upon certain doctrine attributed to kusta ben luka, t. In the midst of death we are in lifetheinversion is what i mean. A critical edition of yeatss a vision 1925 9780333212998. In 1925 the angloirish poet william butler yeats 18651939 published his first edition of a vision. William butler yeats irish author and poet britannica. A critical edition of yeatss a vision 1925 george mills. An explanation of life founded upon the writings of giraldus and upon certain doctrines attributed to kusta ben luka. This earlier version of a vision might be less daunting for some readers than the later, longer version.