W. B. Yeats - Wikipedia William Butler Yeats ( j eɪ t s , 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939), popularly known as W B Yeats, was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer, and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature
10 of the Best W. B. Yeats Poems – Interesting Literature By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) W B Yeats (1865-1939) was a prolific Irish poet, but what were his best poems? It’s going to prove difficult to restrict our choices to just ten of Yeats’s greatest poems, as there are bound to be notable absences from our list
William Butler Yeats | The Poetry Foundation William Butler Yeats is widely considered to be one of the greatest poets of the 20th century He belonged to the Protestant, Anglo-Irish minority that had controlled the economic, political, social, and cultural life of Ireland since at least the end of the 17th century
William Butler Yeats | Irish Poet, Nobel Laureate Dramatist . . . William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923 Yeats’s father, John Butler Yeats, was a barrister who eventually became a portrait painter
15+ Must-Read William Butler Yeats Poems - Poem Analysis William Butler Yeats, a monumental figure in 20th-century literature, was appointed to the Irish Senate in 1922 and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923 for his dramatic works His groundbreaking contributions to poetry, including iconic volumes like ‘The Wild Swans,’ ‘The Tower,’ and ‘Last Poems and Plays,’ have cemented
W. B. Yeats: Life and Major Works of the Irish Poet and Writer William Butler Yeats was an iconic Irish poet, dramatist, and writer, considered one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century Yeats was born into a Protestant Anglo-Irish family, a background that would significantly shape his worldview and work
About W. B. Yeats - Academy of American Poets William Butler Yeats, widely considered one of the greatest poets of the English language, received the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature His work was greatly influenced by the heritage and politics of Ireland