Yeats' "Leda and the Swan": A Myth of Violence

• Autorzy: Ruzbeh Babaee , Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

W. B. Yeats' "Leda and the Swan", first published in the Dial in 1924, is an example of Irish poetry drawing on Classical Greek and Latin texts to create a commentary on the political atmosphere in Ireland. The poem is based on the story of Leda, who was raped by Zeus in the form of a swan and later gave birth to Helen of Troy. In Yeats's poem, Leda represents Ireland, forcefully violated by a foreign power - Great Britain. The present study reviews mythological as well as political aspects of Yeats' "Leda and the Swan" and investigates the act of violence in the poem. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Literature; Culture; Abuse

PL

Literatura; Kultura; Przemoc

• Czasopismo: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (ILSHS)
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 16 (2)
• Strony: 170--176

Twórcy

autor

Ruzbeh Babaee

• Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

autor

Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya

• Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

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