Historical Figure
William Butler Yeats
1865–1939
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
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Birth
1865 June 13, 1865 →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.
Timeline
Mit drei Einaktern von William Butler Yeats und Lady Gregory wird das Abbey Theatre in Dublin eröffnet.
December 27 →Die Uraufführung der Oper Irische Legende von Werner Egk nach William Butler Yeats findet im Festspielhaus in Salzburg statt.
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