The irreconcilable antinomies in W.B.Yeats's late poems
DENG Banghua
Abstract：As one of the greatest poets in the 20th century,Yeats has been the focus of many researchers,especially over the antinomy or paradox in his late poems.Most researchers believe that his poems achieve unity in contradiction.Although some draw the opposite conclusion,their research is not yet sufficient and in-depth.This paper still takes antinomy as the starting point and focuses on the expression and causes of paradoxes in Yeats'late poems.The author contends that there are several major contradictions in Yeats'late poems,such as sublimation and de-sublimation,body and mind,certainty and uncertainty.On the one hand,the poet Yeats uses these contradictions or antinomies to organize and describe his life experiences.On the other hand,through this aesthetics of antinomy,Yeats in real life can gradually release and resolve the contradictions experienced in his character.
Keywords：W.B.Yeatslate poemsantinomyparadox
Publication Date：2024-07-30
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 62-68 )