The Tower by W.B. Yeats (1928)

Name: The Tower
Author: W.B. Yeats

The Tower is a collection of poems by the Irish poet W.B. Yeats, first published in 1928. The poems explore themes of love, death, and the passage of time, as well as Yeats’s own spiritual journey. The collection is divided into two sections: “The Tower” and “The Winding Stair and Other Poems.” The first section, “The Tower,” is a sequence of poems that explore the idea of a tower as a symbol of the human condition. The tower is a metaphor for the individual’s journey through life, and the poems explore the idea of the tower as a place of refuge, a place of strength, and a place of transformation. The second section, “The Winding Stair and Other Poems,” is a collection of poems that explore themes of love, death, and the passage of time. The poems in this section are more personal and reflective, and they explore the idea of the individual’s journey through life and the changes that occur along the way. The Tower is a powerful and moving collection of poems that explore the human condition and the journey of life. It is a timeless work that continues to resonate with readers today.

By W.B. Yeats · First published 1928 · Genre: Symbolism, Modernism, Poetry · 56 chapters · 7,233 words

First lines

They hold their public meetings where Our most renowned patriots stand, One among the birds of the air, A stumpier on either hand; And all the popular statesmen say That purity built up the State And after kept it from decay; And let all base ambition be, For intellect would make us proud And pride bring in impurity: The three old rascals laugh aloud.

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Work type: Novel
Author: W.B. Yeats
Date: 1928 CE
Language: English
Genres: Symbolism, Modernism, Poetry, Romanticism
Length: 7,233 words
Structure: 56 chapters, 117 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Symbolism — The Tower is a collection of poems by W.B. Yeats that explores themes of mortality, love, and the passage of time through the use of symbolism.
Modernism — The Tower is a modernist work that uses free verse and stream of consciousness to explore themes of mortality, love, and the passage of time.
Poetry — The Tower is a collection of poems by W.B. Yeats that explores themes of mortality, love, and the passage of time.
Romanticism — The Tower is a romantic work that explores themes of mortality, love, and the passage of time through the use of symbolism.