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greatgodbird's review against another edition
4.0
Many of the poems in this Yeats collection exceed the bounds of 'normal' general knowledge in the 21st century - some idea of Greek, Roman, and Western European (especially Irish) mythos and folklore, as well as that from the countries to the north of the African continent, would be highly beneficial to at least Google while reading. Beyond that, there are extensive amounts of imagery taking cues from Christian revelation, prophecy, and philosophy on the subjects of mortality, reasons for existence, and other standard poetic fare. My two favourite areas of the book lie in the poems written during/after WWI, and the Last Poems at the end of the book, where there were especial musings on both the longevity of suffering and brevity of life, loves, and passions.
delladahlia's review against another edition
5.0
A great reference on the works and the author himself.
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