The Circus Animals' Desertion
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
poem
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
adapted into performances
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
often analyzed in literature courses
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| gptkbp:artMovement |
symbolism
imagery metaphor alliteration personification |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:William_Butler_Yeats
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
reflects_Yeats'_philosophical_views
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| gptkbp:collection |
Last Poems
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| gptkbp:context |
written_during_Yeats'_later_years
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
well-received by critics
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| gptkbp:criticism |
explores the theme of aging
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| gptkbp:flavorProfile |
melancholic
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| gptkbp:formFactor |
lyric poem
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
interpreted as a reflection on mortality
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Circus Animals' Desertion
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| gptkbp:image |
circus imagery
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced later poets
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| gptkbp:influence |
influenced modern poetry
inspired visual art |
| gptkbp:influences |
personal experiences
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Yeats'_own_life
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
considered_a_significant_work_in_Yeats'_oeuvre
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| gptkbp:motif |
the loss of innocence
the concept of freedom the role of the artist the circus the nature of creativity the search for authenticity the relationship between art and life the theme of nostalgia the exploration of self. the artist's plight the idea of performance the conflict between reality and illusion the desertion of animals the idea of confinement the return to origins the struggle for relevance |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
“I must go back to the place where I was born.”
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| gptkbp:performance |
performed in literary festivals
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| gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:Macmillan
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1939
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
The Tower
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| gptkbp:research |
subject of academic papers
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| gptkbp:setting |
a circus
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| gptkbp:structureType |
stanzas
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| gptkbp:style |
modernist
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| gptkbp:symbolism |
animals as artists
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| gptkbp:theme |
the passage of time
identity disillusionment the search for meaning artistic struggle loss of creativity |