William butler yeats biography information
W. B. Yeats
Irish poet and playwright (–)
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| Awards | Nobel Prize in Literature () |
William Butler Yeats[a] (13 June &#;&#; 28 January ) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
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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 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.
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 studied poetry from an early age, when he became fascinated by Irish le william butler yeats biography information3 KOGUF