Yeats, B. William. The collected poems of WB Yeats. New York: Macmillan, 1996. 318The importance of this book is that it contains some of the works of poetry created by William Yeats. Probably the most salient feature of the book is the attempt to represent the change that characterized Yeats in his work, so that his works are arranged almost chronologically to emphasize this point of view. The works that depict him as a bard of the Celtic Twilight, which revive Rosicrucian symbols and legends, are the most frontal. These are followed by works showing the move away from luxurious romanticism. The same are highlighted by the heavy presence of incantatory rhythms such as “I'll get up and go… and I'll go to Innisfree”. The same can be seen in the lyrics, “passionate and cold as the dawn”. The same works discussed above appear to have been compiled to show the multiplicity of poetic roles that Yeats plays in the book. For example, in the poems "A Poet to His Beloved" and "When you are old" Yeats is seen as a lover. In Yeats's 1931 work entitled "The Remorse and Interpretation of Speech", he emerges as a combative and implacable poet of human consciousness. His implacable nature is seen in the line, “I brought from my mother's womb, a fanatical heart.” The fact that Yeats explores different sides of himself is a point well underlined in this book which is a myriad of collections. In fact, the poems, as already mentioned, are different in topic and nature. Some poems appear spiritualistic, occultist while others seem snobbish. Therefore, the book is an interesting read in this work not only because it contains a collection of Yeats' poetic works, but also because it depicts him as a man of many qualities. half of the document... Poetry, Drama and Prose New York: WW Norton & Company, March 3, 2000. Ed. 1. This book is a collection of poems, plays and essays that have been written by Yeats The importance of this book is that it not only makes known the major contributions to poetry, drama, prose fiction and autobiography, but also the criticisms directed at Yeats and these works volume of 24 interpretive essays written by various authors and expert poets such as Douglas Archibald, Lucy McDiarmid, Thomas Parkinson and Daniel Albright, among others. Works Cited Yeats, B. William. A vision. New York: Macmillan Press, 1956. Yeats, B. William. The Autobiography of William Butler Yeats. New York: Collier Books.Yeats, B. William. The collected poems of WB Yeats. New York: Macmillan, 1996.