Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.

W.B. Yeats

The Second Coming

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Decline of civilization Societal collapse Political polarization Politics

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W.B. Yeats

Source

The Second Coming

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." The Dial, Nov. 1919.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." The Major Works. Oxford UP, 2008.

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