The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 6 (of 8) / Ideas of Good and Evil

A collection of essays that examines the nature and practice of poetry and the arts, arguing for the importance of tradition, symbolism, and imagination while distinguishing popular verse from work rooted in written and unwritten cultural memories. The pieces range across literary criticism of figures and movements, reflections on the interplay between myth, magic, and artistic form, considerations of painting and theatre, and the influence of Celtic heritage on expression. Essays also probe bodily and emotional tones in art and offer practical meditations on poetic technique, audience, and cultural identity.