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Identifier	Thesis 1618
Author	Gruszczak, Margaret E
Title	The portrait gallery : Yeat's iconography of heroic ideals / Margaret E. Gruszczak
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2000
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	This thesis explores the relationship between the biographies of William Butler Yeats's friends and the icons of Heroic Ideals that the poet creates from them Tracing the development of the ideals from the early fictional character of Cuchulain through the lives and events of his contemporaries allows one to observe the evolution of the hero in Yeat's vision. Yeats's icons of Heroic Ideals are inspirational symbolic human beings that exemplify a specific intangible. While much of the focus is on William Butler Yeats's poetry during the years of 1910 - 1920, other of his texts are fiequently used. The fictional character's chapter deals with the early plays of Cuchulain, On Baile's Strand, and The Green Helmet. Other materials utilized include The Autobiography of William Butler Yeats, Essays and Introductions, Later Essays and Reviews, Memoirs, Mythologies, and A Vision. Also extensively consulted are the letters, interviews and newspaper articles written by or about Yeats. Each of the chapters contains a brief biography of an associate of Yeats, the transformation of the person into a poetic character, and the pure Heroic Ideal. With one exception, the Maude Gonne chapter, all consist of a main character that is an important influence in Yeats's life and supporting characters. All of the heroic characters exhibit three basic traits: solitude, spiritual triumph in the face of physical defeat, and selfpossession. John O'Leary is transformed into an icon of the Heroic Political Martyr. The ideal is also found in the poems dealing with the leaders of the Easter Rising: Constance Markievicz, Thomas MacDonagh, Patrick Pearse, John MacBride, and James Connolly. Augusta, Lady Gregory becomes an image of Heroic Courtesy as does the dying actress, Mabel Beardsley. Robert Gregory is portrayed as a symbol of the complete Heroic Aristocrat. The complexity of a complete Heroic figure is reinforced by the representation of John Millington Synge as the complete Heroic Artist. Yeats encounters difficulties when he attempts to convert Maude Gonne into an icon of Heroic Beauty. The concept of Beauty, within the definition of Yeats' s heroic qualities, is inherently weak because it is an ephemeral attribute rather than an active pursuit of a philosophy of life. William Butler Yeats is searching for something to believe in, something beyond the everyday mortal world - heroes and mystics, inspiration and secrets. His work chronicles the efforts of the poet to create a body of work that can be inspirational. His icons of Heroic Ideals are but one part of that larger vision.
Subject	Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Characters -- Heroes
Department	Department of English
Advisor	Bonaccorso, Richard, 1941-
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	48115942
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