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William Butler Yeats [a] (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival , and along with Lady Gregory founded the Abbey Theatre , serving as its chief during its early years.
"An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" is a poem by Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), written in 1918 and first published in the Macmillan edition of The Wild Swans at Coole in 1919. [1] The poem is a soliloquy given by an aviator in the First World War in which the narrator describes the circumstances surrounding his imminent death.
Walter de la Mare, Bertha Georgie Yeats (née Hyde-Lees), William Butler Yeats, unknown woman, summer 1930; photo by Lady Ottoline Morrell. Georgie Hyde-Lees Yeats (born Bertha Hyde-Lees, 1892 – 1968) [1] was the wife of the poet William Butler Yeats.
John Butler Yeats (16 March 1839 – 3 February 1922) was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lollie" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. The National Gallery of Ireland holds a number of his portraits in oil and works on paper, including one of his portraits of his son William, painted in 1900. [ 1 ]
William Butler Yeats was nominated for the prize seven times before he was awarded in 1923. In 1923, he was nominated and recommended by all the members of the Nobel Committee in Literature . [ 4 ] In total, the Committee received 36 nominations for 20 writers which included Thomas Hardy , Paul Ernst , Maxim Gorky , Arno Holz , Roberto Bracco ...
This is a list of all works by Irish poet and dramatist W. B. (William Butler) Yeats (1865–1939), winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature and a major figure in 20th-century literature.
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Iseult's relationship with her stepfather was tainted by an allegation by William Butler Yeats, [3] who wrote to Lady Gregory in January 1905 (the month MacBride and Maud separated) that he had been told MacBride had molested Iseult, who at that time was ten years old. [4]