CRITICAL REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON SYMBOLISM IN WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS’ POETRY

Abstract

William Butler Yeats is widely considered to be one of the greatest poets of the XX century. He was one of the modern poets, who influenced his contemporaries as well as successors. A traditionalist, constantly ahead of his contemporaries, Yeats is rightfully considered one of the major poets of XX century world literature.In this article we are intended to learn and form early background of the author`s individual poetic career. Sense of moral wholeness and humanity of the prominent poet is discussed. Through critical review of his poems creative way, peculiarities of his style, and interpretation of symbols, their connection with the author's intellectual condition have been studied. While commenting on literature concerning his poetry we have tried to realize his early individual poetic style and the evolutional path to its formation.