December 2003 Issue [Reviews] What was lost Download PDF Adjust Share Can a biography of W.B. Yeats rely on historical fact alone? by Denis Donoghue, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Authors, Irish Book reviews R.F. (Robert Fitzroy) Foster W.B. (William Butler) Yeats More from Denis Donoghue Congenial Disorder Why should we look for comfort in poetry? The pragmatic American William James and our homegrown way of thought The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie Taste and middle-class values Adjust Share