And she is admirably objective in presenting a variety of views. If you disagree with the feminist outrage against 'Leda and the Swan', then you must at least acquiesce to Maddox's view that the richness of Yeats' poem lends itself to many different readings of it. Maddox deals fairly, too, with Yeats' involvement in Fascism, eugenics, politics, Irish patriotism and his vision for Ireland. Overall, this is a life of Yeats which reflects modern views and sensibilities whilst acknowledging that times and opinions change. And it accepts, above all, the frailties of human beings, especially those like Yeats whose work still conveys vision and imagination.
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