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-'''William Butler Yeats''' ([[13 June]] [[1865]] – [[28 January]] [[1939]]) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[poet]], [[drama]]tist, and [[mysticism|mystic]] who signed his works '''W. B. Yeats'''. Although born to an [[Anglo-Irish]] mother and father, Yeats was one of the primary driving force behind the [[Celtic Revival|Irish Literary Revival]] and was co-founder of the [[Abbey Theatre]]. Yeats also served as an Irish [[Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)|Senator]] in his later years. He was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1923 for what the Nobel Committee described as "his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation". {{GFDL}}+ 
 +'''William Butler Yeats''' (13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939) was an [[Irish poet]] and one of the foremost figures of [[20th century in literature|20th century literature]]. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish [[Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)|Senator]] for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the [[Irish Literary Revival]] and, along with [[Augusta, Lady Gregory|Lady Gregory]], [[Edward Martyn]], and others, founded the [[Abbey Theatre]], where he served as its chief during its early years. In 1923 he was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] as the first Irishman so honoured for what the [[Nobel Committee]] described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation." Yeats is generally considered one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after being awarded the Nobel Prize; such works include ''[[The Tower (book)|The Tower]]'' (1928) and ''[[The Winding Stair and Other Poems]]'' (1929).
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 +Yeats was born and educated in [[Dublin]] and in London, but spent his childhood holidays in [[County Sligo]]. He studied poetry in his youth and from an early age was fascinated by both [[Irish mythology|Irish legends]] and the [[occult]]. Those topics feature in the first phase of his work, which lasted roughly until the turn of the 20th century. His earliest volume of verse was published in 1889 and those slow-paced and lyrical poems display debts to [[Edmund Spenser]], [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], and the [[Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood|Pre-Raphaelite]] poets. From 1900, Yeats' poetry grew more physical and [[Realism (literature)|realistic]]. He largely renounced the transcendental beliefs of his youth, though he remained preoccupied with physical and spiritual masks, as well as with cyclical theories of life.
 +==See also==
 +*"[[A Vision]]" and [[automatic writing]]
 +*W. B. Yeats recommended Nietzsche as "[[a counteractive to the spread of democratic vulgarity]]"
 +*[[Silver Apples of the Moon]]
 +*[[Crazy Jane Talks to the Bishop]], a poem
 +*''[[Ideas of Good and Evil]]'', a collection of essays which includes "[[The Symbolism of Poetry]]"
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William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre, where he served as its chief during its early years. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman so honoured for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation." Yeats is generally considered one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after being awarded the Nobel Prize; such works include The Tower (1928) and The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1929).

Yeats was born and educated in Dublin and in London, but spent his childhood holidays in County Sligo. He studied poetry in his youth and from an early age was fascinated by both Irish legends and the occult. Those topics feature in the first phase of his work, which lasted roughly until the turn of the 20th century. His earliest volume of verse was published in 1889 and those slow-paced and lyrical poems display debts to Edmund Spenser, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and the Pre-Raphaelite poets. From 1900, Yeats' poetry grew more physical and realistic. He largely renounced the transcendental beliefs of his youth, though he remained preoccupied with physical and spiritual masks, as well as with cyclical theories of life.

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