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William Butler Yeats

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Birth Name: William Butler Yeats

Born: 13 June 1865 Died: 28 January 1939

Country of origin: Ireland


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Description: William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 โ€“ 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[1] for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly arti ... (more)
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