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William Butler Yeats

Irish poet, dramatist, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation."

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Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

Born 1865
Died 1939

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Photo of William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

Born 1865
Died 1939

Subjects

Poetry (poetic works by one author), Irish authors, Poetry, English poetry, Yeats, w. b. (william butler), 1865-1939, Manuscripts, Folklore, Irish Poets, Drama, Textual Criticism, Tales, Facsimiles, Fairy tales, Fiction, History and criticism, Biography, Correspondence, English drama, English Manuscripts, Irish Authors, English literature, Celtic Mythology, Irish poetry, Social life and customs, Theater

Places

Ireland, Dublin, Sligo (County), Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland), Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, Sligo (Ireland : County), London, Buenos Aires, England, Galway (Ireland : County), Irlanda, Irlande, Jefferson, London (England), Lucerne, Massachusetts, Memphis, Mississippi, New England, Orbis Tertius, Salem Village, Sligo (Comté), Tlön

People

W. B. Yeats (1865-1939), J. M. Synge (1871-1909), Ossian (3rd cent), W.B. Yeats (1865-1939), Mangan's sister, Ezra Pound (1885-1972), Gregory Lady (1852-1932), Sophocles, T. Sturge Moore (1870-1944), Thomas Davis (1814-1845), Thomas Osborne Davis (1814-1845), A. Norman Jeffares (1920-), Adolfo Bioy Casares, Alfred Doolittle, Bengali Prose poems, Caitlín ní Uallacháin, Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), Colonel Pickering, Colonel Sartoris, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Davis Thomas (1814-1845), Devil, Eliza Doolittle, Emily Grierson, Ethelred

Time

20th century, 19th century, 1920-, 1922-, 1600s, 17th century, 18th century, 1912, 1922-1949, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 19e siècle, 20e siècle, Antebellum era, Easter Rising, 1916, Siglo XIX

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  • William Butler Yeats
  • W. B. Yeats
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  • W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
  • W B Yeats
  • B. W. Yeats
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  • Butler William Yeats
  • WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
  • W.B. YEATS
  • William B. Yeats
  • William-Butler Yeats
  • W.b Yeats
  • YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER, 1865-1939.
  • W.B YEATS
  • W B. Yeats
  • YEATS, W.B. (WILLIAM BUTLER),1865-1939.
  • YEATS, W.B. (WILLIAM BUTLER), 1865-1939
  • William Yeats
  • Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.
  • W. B. (William Butler) 1865-1939 Yeats
  • WB Yeats
  • W B. 1865-1939 Yeats
  • W. B. 1865-1939 Yeats
  • W. B. YEATS
  • W. B. W. B. Yeats
  • W. B. (William Butler) 1865-1 Yeats
  • Yeats, William Butler|Yeats, W. B.
  • W.B. (William Butler) Yeats
  • William Butler (1865-1939) Yeats
  • W.B. [William Butler] Yeats
  • W. B.) William Butler) Yeats
  • William Butler Yeats Butler Yeats
  • William BUTLER YEATS
  • W B 1865-1939 Yeats
  • W B comp Yeats
  • W. B. Yeats (chosen by)
  • Yeats, William Butler, Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
  • W. B. ; Ed. Yeats
  • W B (Chosen by) Yeats
  • [W B Yeats]

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August 1, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
August 9, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 9, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 9, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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