W.B. Yeats and the Muses [electronic resource] / Joseph M. Hassett. Hassett, Joseph M. Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 Criticism and interpretation. Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 Relations with women. Women in literature. PR5908 821.8 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text explores how Yeats perceived the women to and about whom he wrote some of his greatest poetry in terms akin to the Greek notion that a poet is inspired and possessed by the feminine voices of the Muses. Newly available letters and manuscripts are used to examine the creative process and interpret the poems. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xii, 258 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199582907.001.0001 eng