Life history of william butler yeats biography
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Life history of william butler yeats biography
W. B. Yeats
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
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William Butler Yeats | |
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Yeats in 1903 | |
| Born | (1865-06-13)13 June 1865 |
| Died | 28 January 1939(1939-01-28) (aged 73) |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Literature (1923) |
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. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature, and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
A Protestant of Anglo-Irish descent, Yeats was born in Sandymount, Ireland.
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His father practised law and was a successful portrait painter. He was educated in Dublin and London and spent his childhood holidays in County Sligo. He stud