August 22, 2011: Difference between revisions
m (Updated cat.) |
m (Added cat.) |
||
Line 39: | Line 39: | ||
[[Category:08/2011]] | [[Category:08/2011]] | ||
[[Category:William Butler Yeats]] | [[Category:William Butler Yeats]] | ||
[[Category:Annotated]] |
Latest revision as of 08:38, 29 May 2022
Turning and turning in the widening gyre |
notes
- ↑ This poem expresses Yeats’ idea that civilization is cyclical, and that each age, or “gyre” of history, is followed by another turn or spiral.
- ↑ Ritual, in Yeats’ view, is the foundation of civilization.
- ↑ Yeats had the Russian Revolution in mind in lines 4–8, yet they resonate today, as well.
- ↑ The spirit of the universe. Yeats believed that all souls were connected through this great memory. It is also the source of inspiration for the poet.
- ↑ This is the cradle of the newborn Jesus Christ.