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• National Literature for the Irish

  In this essay, she looks at how Yeats’s supernatural experiences and stories in Autobiographies relate to his desire for a unified mythology and national literature for the Irish people.

• The Uses of Comedy and Irony in Autobiographies and Autobiography

  In the following essay, Olney compares other ‘‘classic’’ autobiographies with Yeats’s, exploring comic and ironic elements within them.

• The Perpetual Self of Yeats’s Autobiographies

  In the following essay, Johnston examines Yeats’s attempts to define himself and integrate various aspects of his personality in Autobiographies.

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1. Autobiographies: Introduction
2. Autobiographies: Summary
3. Autobiographies: William Butler Yeats Biography
4. Autobiographies: Characters
5. Autobiographies: Themes
6. Autobiographies: Style
7. Autobiographies: Historical Context
8. Autobiographies: Critical Overview
9. Autobiographies: Essays and Criticism
   1. National Literature for the Irish
   2. The Uses of Comedy and Irony in Autobiographies and Autobiography
   3. The Perpetual Self of Yeats’s Autobiographies
10. Autobiographies: Compare and Contrast
11. Autobiographies: Topics for Further Study
12. Autobiographies: What Do I Read Next?
13. Autobiographies: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. Autobiographies: Pictures
15. Copyright

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