Download or read book Yeats's Poetic Codes written by Nicholas Grene and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new approach to Yeats's poems, concentrating on the reading experience itself. By picking out the distinctive 'codes' of Yeats's poetic practice, such as his use of dates and place names, characteristic vocabulary, and stylistic preferences, Grene's study will send readers back to the work with a new sense of understanding and enjoyment.