<p>William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, prose writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.  We spend the majority of the episode looking at Yeats' most famous poem and observe the way it reflects the worldview of his era.</p>

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, prose writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. We spend the majority of the episode looking at Yeats' most famous poem and observe the way it reflects the worldview of his era.

<p>William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, prose writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. &nbsp;We spend the majority of the episode looking at Yeats' most famous poem and observe the way it reflects the worldview of his era.</p>

Paideia Today, Season Four, Episode Six, W.B. Yeats

Paideia Today is a podcast in which Dr. Scott Masson and Dr. Bill Friesen, professors of English, discuss the great works of western literature. We do so from a now largely lost classical perspective, attempting to illustrate why 2800 years of the greatest thinkers valued these works above all others as keys to understanding the human condition.

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Paideia Today, Season Four, Episode Six, W.B. Yeats