The Edinburgh Companion to Yeats and the Arts

W.B. Yeats was not just a poet but a cultural revolutionary. Modernisms most restless collaborator, he fostered countless cultural institutions and pursued a plethora of artistic and media forums for his work. No wonder that his written work tackles all the arts with such detailed intensity. From interarts collaborations with his siblings in childhood to the staged combination of sound and movement in his final play, The Death of Cuchulain, Yeatss oeuvre repeatedly addresses and incorporates music, dance, and the visual, material and theatrical arts. Throughout his career, he founded and developed numerous artistic enterprises, such as the Abbey Theatre and Cuala Press. This volumes newly commissioned chapters chart and analyse afresh such manifold engagements. Bringing together scholars of literature, aesthetics, cultural history, philosophy, and specialists in drama, music, dance and the visual arts, they offer a broad range of historical, conceptual and disciplinary approaches and perspectives.