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William Butler Yeats

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William Butler Yeats

1865–1939

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

Victorian Era

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Biography

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and 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.

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1865
Birth

Irish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1937)

June 13 →
1904
Event

Mit drei Einaktern von William Butler Yeats und Lady Gregory wird das Abbey Theatre in Dublin eröffnet.

December 27 →
1955
Event

Die Uraufführung der Oper Irische Legende von Werner Egk nach William Butler Yeats findet im Festspielhaus in Salzburg statt.

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