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1、OCCULTURE:W.B.YEATS’PROSEFICTIONANDTHELATENINETEENTH-ANDEARLYTWENTIETH-CENTURYOCCULTREVIVALADISSERTATIONSUBMITTEDTOTHEGRADUATESCHOOLINPARTIALFULFILLMENTOFTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEGREEDOCTOROFPHILOSOPHYBYLAURAA.SWARTZDISSERTATIONADVISOR:DR.PATRICKCOLLIERBALLSTATEUNIVERSITY
2、MUNCIE,INDIANADECEMBER2009OCCULTURE:W.B.YEATS’PROSEFICTIONANDTHELATENINETEENTH-ANDEARLYTWENTIETH-CENTURYOCCULTREVIVALADISSERTATIONSUBMITTEDTOTHEGRADUATESCHOOLINPARTIALFULFILLMENTOFTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEGREEDOCTOROFPHILOSOPHYBYLAURAA.SWARTZAPPROVEDBY:CommitteeChairperso
3、nDateCommitteeMemberDateCommitteeMemberDateCommitteeMemberDateDeanofGraduateSchoolDateBALLSTATEUNIVERSITYMUNCIE,INDIANADECEMBER2009ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSMyfirstthanksgoestomycommitteechair,Dr.PatrickCollier,whonotonlyprovidedinvaluablefeedback,researchsuggestions,andencourage
4、mentbutalsoscheduled,coordinated,andfacilitatedcommunicationwiththeothermembersofthecommittee.Iwanttoexpressmygratitudetotherestofmycommittee,Dr.LaurenOnkey,Dr.KeciaMcBride,andDr.FrederickSuppe,fortheirinputandsuggestionsthroughthisprocess.ThegenerosityofDr.AnemarieVoss
5、inawardingmeaVossScholarshipprovidedmewithcriticalfinancialsupportinconductingmyresearch.ThanksalsotothefacultyandstaffoftheBallStateUniversityDepartmentofEnglishforhelpingmeachievethisgoal.Myresearchwouldhavebeenmuchmoredifficultwereitnotforthefriendly,caring,andexcept
6、ionalstaffofBallStateUniversityLibrariesInterlibraryLoandepartment.ForoutstandingassistanceinobtainingtheimageofYeats’RoseCrossLamen,mydeepgratitudegoestoMáireNíChonalláinandeveryoneattheNationalLibraryofIrelandinDublin.MáirealsoguidedmeinobtainingpermissionfromtheYeats
7、estate,forwhichIextendgratitudetoEmmaJamison,LindaShaughnessy,andtheircolleaguesatA.P.Watt,Ltd.inLondon,andalsotoGráinneYeats.IamalsogratefultothestaffattheLilyLibraryatIndianaUniversity,Bloomington,forassistanceinexaminingtheircollectionofYeatsitems.Finally,foralisteni
8、ngear,beer,andalotofencouragement,IthankmyteachingmentorandfriendMaryClark-Upchurch.IalsowanttothankRichardWil
