(cast a cold eye,/to life, to death,/knight, pass by! )
His epitaph is the last three sentences of his later work "Ben Buer Ben Shan".
Influenced by romanticism, aestheticism, mysticism, symbolism and metaphysical poetry, Ye Zhi's poetry has formed its own unique style. Ye Zhi's art represents the epitome of English poetry's transition from tradition to modernity. Ye Zhi's early works have a gorgeous romantic style and are good at creating a fantastic atmosphere. 1893' s collection of essays "Dusk in Celtic" belongs to this style.
However, after entering the unquestionable era, under the influence of modernist poet Pound and others, especially under the influence of Irish nationalist political movement that he experienced personally, Ye Zhi's creative style has undergone more intense changes, which is closer to modernism.
Ye Zhi went to France to recuperate after adenoma surgery in 1938, but finally died in Manton, France on 28th of October, 65438+/kloc-0. His body was first transported to Ireland for burial by an Irish warship, and then moved and buried in his hometown of sligo County in September 194 according to the poet's wishes.
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In William Butler Yeats's eyes, life is a process, just like poetry. When I was young, life was like a green tree with swaying branches and leaves, singing happily in the Xia Feng, happy but lacking the precipitation of thoughts; And when you are old, your life is flourishing and withered, but your vigorous branches are closely connected with the earth through roots, which is your root.
This understanding of life can only be truly understood at the end of life. And Ye Zhi is also a lifelong pursuit of love. Only one person loves your pilgrim soul and the painful wrinkles on your aging face. "This is one of the most famous poems in Ye Zhi's When You Are Old, and it is also one of his most popular poems, expressing the unremitting pursuit of the actress Maud Gunn's life.
Baidu Encyclopedia-William Butler Yeats