Sailing to Byzantium and The Second Coming

“Sailing to Byzantium” and “The Second Coming” are among Yeats’s most celebrated poems. Do a bit of research online to find out more about the development of these works. Focus particularly on Yeats’s influences. You might look into Yeats’s theories about history, or you might prefer to look into Yeats’s views about old age and mortality. Write two or three paragraphs summarizing what you learn. Be sure to properly credit your sources.