https://collegenotes.in/qa/15th-jan-class Powered by Question2Answer https://collegenotes.in/50/2-what-is-the-historical-context-of-w-yeats-the-second-coming 15th Jan Class https://collegenotes.in/50/2-what-is-the-historical-context-of-w-yeats-the-second-coming Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:31:36 +0000 https://collegenotes.in/46/1-who-wrote-the-poem-the-second-coming-and-when?show=49#a49 <p><strong>Answer</strong>: The poem The Second Coming was written by William Butler Yeats (W.B. Yeats) in 1919 and published in 1920 in the collection The Tower.</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><strong>About</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Poet</strong>: W.B. Yeats was an Irish poet and a key figure in modernist literature. His work often combines elements of mysticism, mythology, and political reflection. A Nobel laureate in 1923, Yeats developed a personal philosophy of history, revolving around cyclical time represented by gyres (interlocking spirals).</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><strong>Historical</strong> <strong>Context</strong>:&nbsp;</li><li>The poem was written shortly after World War I (1914–1918), a period of massive destruction and upheaval.</li><li>In <strong>Ireland</strong>, Yeats’s homeland, the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) was just beginning.</li><li>The <strong>Russian</strong> <strong>Revolution</strong> (1917) and the rise of communism had shocked traditional systems.</li><li><strong>Significance</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>1919</strong>: This was a time of transition between eras, which Yeats believed marked the end of the Christian epoch (lasting 2,000 years) and the birth of a new age, marked by destruction and transformation.</li></ul> 15th Jan Class https://collegenotes.in/46/1-who-wrote-the-poem-the-second-coming-and-when?show=49#a49 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:52:15 +0000