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- Born: June 13, 1865
- Birthplace: Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland
- Died: January 29, 1939
- Literary Genre: Poetry, Plays
- Awards: 1923 Nobel Prize
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William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, author, playwright and activist during the early 20th Century.
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Career
William Butler Yeats is considered one of the cornerstones of 20th Century Literature. His importance to Irish letters is noted by his 1923 Nobel Prize, which the Nobel committee claimed gave "expression to the spirit of a whole nation." Yeats, influenced in part by William Blake, had a lifelong fascination with the occult, theosophical, and spiritualist movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s.-
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William Butler Yeats Questions
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What happened to Captain William Bligh after his crew Mutiny in Tahiti? 1 AnswerAfter the mutiny on the Bounty, Captain Bligh navigated a longboat about 3700 miles. There were 19 men on board. They landed safely on the Island of Timor. No o... read more -
How does Deron Williams style compare with John Stockton? 1 AnswerDeron Williams is quite different from John Stockton. John stockton was a pure passer who was also deadly from the outside and who was very good at steals. He w... read more -
What year was Hank Williams born? Where is Audrey Williams? 1 AnswerHank Williams was born on September 17, 1923 in Mount Olive, Alabama. Hank Williams, Jr. was born on May 26, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Hank Williams III wa... read more -
William Harvey first described what important bodily function or system? 1 AnswerWilliam Harvey was the first to describe the circulatory system. I have included a few links below with additional information. http://www.encyclopedia.com/top... read more
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William Butler Yeats Personal Timeline
- June 13, 1865: Born, Sandymount, County Dublin
- 1877: Attended Godolphin Primary School
- 1884: Attended Metropolitan School of Art
- 1889: Met Maud Gonne
- 1890: Co-founded the Rhymers' Club | Admitted into the Order of the Golden Dawn
- 1899: Co-established Irish Literary Theatre
- 1902: Helped establish Dun Emer Press
- 1913: Met Ezra Pound
- 1916: Married Georgie Hyde-Lees
- 1922: Appointed to Irish Senate
- 1923: Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
- January 28, 1939: Died
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William Butler Yeats Publications Timeline
- The Majority of the following links are to the Literature Network, which has pop-ups
- 1889: The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems
- 1892: Countess Cathleen
- 1893: The Celtic Twilight
- 1897: The Secret Rose
- 1899: "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven"
- 1914: "No Second Troy"
- 1921: Michael Robartes and the Dancer | Four Years
- 1928: "The Tower"
- 1929: The Winding of The Stairs and Other Poems



