W. B. Yeats
Irish poet, dramatist, and Nobel laureate.
- field
- Poet, dramatist, writer, literary critic
- nationality
- Irish
Lore & Background
His father practised law and was a portrait painter. He studied poetry from an early age, fascinated by Irish legends and the occult.
Reader's Guide
His lifelong interest in mysticism, occultism, and cyclical theories of life informed much of his later poetry. Yeats's exploration of Irish identity and his literary output had a profound influence on 20th-century literature and the cultural biography of Ireland.
Did You Know?
- He served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
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