| − | '''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), often referred to as "W.B. Yeats," 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. |
| | Yeats was born in [[Dublin]] but raised primarily in [[County Sligo]] and in [[London]]. His father, John Butler Yeats, was a well-known painter. Though born into the [[Protestant Ascendancy]], W. B. Yeats became an important figure in the [[Celtic Revival]], a movement that championed native Irish culture over English influences. Much of his work draws upon Irish mythology and folklore. His life and poetry was influenced by the revolutionary Irish nationalist [[Maud Gonne]], whom he met in 1899 and unsuccessfully asked to marry him. Yeats cofounded Dublin's famous [[Abbey Theatre]]. | | Yeats was born in [[Dublin]] but raised primarily in [[County Sligo]] and in [[London]]. His father, John Butler Yeats, was a well-known painter. Though born into the [[Protestant Ascendancy]], W. B. Yeats became an important figure in the [[Celtic Revival]], a movement that championed native Irish culture over English influences. Much of his work draws upon Irish mythology and folklore. His life and poetry was influenced by the revolutionary Irish nationalist [[Maud Gonne]], whom he met in 1899 and unsuccessfully asked to marry him. Yeats cofounded Dublin's famous [[Abbey Theatre]]. |