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ISSN : 1226-4946(Print)
ISSN : 2288-5412(Online)
The Yeats Journal of Korea Vol.5 pp.93-119
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14354/yjk.1995.5.93

The Creative Mind of W. B. Yeats

Dong-Yul Cho

Abstract

Yeats thought that man is an imperfect being and tried toachieve self- perfection all his life. Unlike the romantics, however,who tried to achieve Godlike perfection through abstractimagination while ignoring the world of sense, Yeats tried toachieve a secular perfection of mankind through realisticimagination that recognizes the world of sense. He aimed tocreate a style in literature as well as re-create himself in a stylewhich would harmonize with this literary style. Therefore, hisindividual development is associated with his artistic development,and his perfection as a human being is reflected in his art ofperfect style. His poems can be said to reflect the transformationof his maturing self respectively. This study aims to pursue thedevelopment of his self through the images and symbols in hispoetry.
In his early period, images such as fairies and the legendaryhero reflect his weak and feeble self which escaped into anunrealistic world from the actual world. On the other hand, theimages of the middle and late periods, such as the hollow moon,Lady Gregory, the chestnut tree and old men reflect his matureself which accepted the actual world. His self and art weretransformed and developed from a weak state to a mature andhard state. It was the dynamic imagination and will of the poetthat drove the development of his self and art. Therefore, W. B.Yeats can be called a creative poet.
Keywords :

W. B. Yeats의 창조적 정신*

조동렬
조선대

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