Unity, Ecstasy, Communion: The Tragic Perspective of W.B. Yeats Page: 5
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or boisterousness exemplified in the artifice of style,
the shaping finger of the artist. With this attitude,
which might be called the fertile residue of tragic
ecstasy, he continues to transform sorrow into joy in
work after work, each triumphant moment providing fuel
for the next. Only thus can Unity of Culture take place.
Teats' tragic view therefore contains his thoughts on
"being, knowledge, and beauty, as well as giving substance to
his prophetic instincts, The present study not only traces
the development of this perspective in Teats' prose of 1904-
17, but also examines its origin in Teats' obsessions of the
previous two decades and its pervasive impact to the end of
his life. Although initially tied to the theatre and tragic
drama, Teats' ideas on tragedy quickly permeated his thought
and work in every area, especially lyric poetry. And through
all his trials of body and spirit, through brushes with death
and doubt, this tragic perspective remained intact, providing
personal ballast, fueling his prophetic mission.
Shis study, then, is the history of a set of ideas and
attitudes that together form a coherent viewpoint. It differs
in either emphasis or scope from important earlier scholarship
related to the subject. Previous critics invariably have
focused too narrowly on Teats' tragic view, usually choosing
but one or at most two genres, thereby missing the full con-
text, the pervasiveness, of his rich perspective.
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Brooks, John C. Unity, Ecstasy, Communion: The Tragic Perspective of W.B. Yeats, dissertation, May 1988; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331259/m1/10/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .