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William Butler Yeats

Irish poet, dramatist, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation."

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Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

Born 1865
Died 1939

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  • Cover of: land of heart's desire

    Cover of edition landofheartsdesi00yeatrich Cover of edition landofheartsdesi00yeatuoft Cover of edition ofheartsdesiland00yeatrich Cover of edition landofheartsdesi00yeat_0 First published in 1894 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: Letters on poetry from W.B. Yeats to Dorothy Wellesley.

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  • Cover of: The autobiography of William Butler Yeats: consisting of Reveries over childhood and youth, The trembling of the veil, and Dramatis personae.

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    First published in 1895 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Selected Poems and Two Plays of William Butler Yeats

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    First published in 1940 — 7 editions
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    First published in 1973 — 7 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Poetry of Cats

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    First published in 1904 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1970 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1953 — 6 editions
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Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

Born 1865
Died 1939

Subjects

Poetry (poetic works by one author), Irish authors, Poetry, English poetry, Yeats, w. b. (william butler), 1865-1939, Irish Poets, Folklore, Fairy tales, Biography, Correspondence, Drama, Tales, Irish Authors, Manuscripts, English drama, Fiction, History and criticism, Irish poetry, Theater, English drama, irish authors, history and criticism, Facsimiles, Textual Criticism, English literature, History, Theater, ireland

Places

Ireland, Dublin, Sligo (County), Sligo (Ireland : County), Galway (Ireland : County), Irlanda, Irlande, Sligo (Comté), Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)

People

W. B. Yeats (1865-1939), J. M. Synge (1871-1909), W.B. Yeats (1865-1939), Ezra Pound (1885-1972), Gregory Lady (1852-1932), Ossian (3rd cent), Sophocles, T. Sturge Moore (1870-1944), Thomas Osborne Davis (1814-1845), Davis Thomas (1814-1845), George Moore (1852-1933), Giraldus Cambrensis (1146?-1223?), Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Margot Ruddock, Margot Ruddock (1907-), Patrick McCartan (1889-1963), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), Qusṭā ibn Lūqā (approximately 820-approximately 912), Samuel Ferguson Sir (1810-1886), T. Sturge Moore, Thomas Davis (1814-1845), William B. Yeats, William Morris (1834-1896), William Peter Yeats (1865-1939)

Time

20th century, 19th century, 18th century, 1920-, 1922-, 19e siècle, 20e siècle, Easter Rising, 1916, Siglo XIX

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  • YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER, 1865-1939.
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  • YEATS, W.B. (WILLIAM BUTLER),1865-1939.
  • YEATS, W.B. (WILLIAM BUTLER), 1865-1939
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  • Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.
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  • William Butler (1865-1939) Yeats
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