Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Chapter 1 Early Yeats Childhood Early religious and political views "Crossways" Maud Gonne， gender， and The Countess Cathleen "The Rose" The Secret Rose and The Wind Among the Reeds The fading of the Rose Chapter 2 Middle Yeats The Irish National Theatre Early plays： Cathleen ni Houlihan， On BailesStrand， and The Kings Threshold Dramas influence on Yeatss verse style： In the Seven Woods Revisions， masks， and The Green Hehnet and Other Poems Responsibilities Irelands “Troubles” Chapter 3 Late Yeats Lunar visions： The Wild Swans at Coole Four Plays for Dancers and Michael Robartes and the Dancer The Tower The Winding Stair and Other Poems Blueshirts， eugenics， "lust and rage"： Yeatss final work Death Chapter 4 Yeatss critics Bibliographies， scholarly editions， and biographies Critical studies Notes Guide to further reading Index