'''William Butler Yeats''' (June 13, 1865 - January 28, 1939) was a leading [[Ireland|Irish]] poet, and also a playwright. Winner of the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize for Literature]] in 1923, Yeats was one of the most important contributors to 20th century literature. His work includes The Tower (1928), The Winding Stair and other Poems (1929), and the play Purgatory (shown 1938). Yeats also served two terms in the Séanad, the Irish Senate. | '''William Butler Yeats''' (June 13, 1865 - January 28, 1939) was a leading [[Ireland|Irish]] poet, and also a playwright. Winner of the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize for Literature]] in 1923, Yeats was one of the most important contributors to 20th century literature. His work includes The Tower (1928), The Winding Stair and other Poems (1929), and the play Purgatory (shown 1938). Yeats also served two terms in the Séanad, the Irish Senate. |