William Butler Yeats
1865 - 1939
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.Poems
- THE SONG OF RED HANRAHAN.
- THE OLD MEN ADMIRING THEMSELVES IN THE WATER.
- UNDER THE MOON.
- THE PLAYERS ASK FOR A BLESSING ON THE PSALTERIES AND THEMSELVES.
- THE RIDER FROM THE NORTH.
- THE ROSE OF THE WORLD
- THE ROSE OF PEACE
- THE ROSE OF BATTLE
- A FAERY SONG
- THE PITY OF LOVE
- THE WHITE BIRDS
- THE MAN WHO DREAMED OF FAERYLAND