Yeats, W. B.

Introduction

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler Yeats), 1865–1939, Irish poet and playwright, b. Dublin. The greatest lyric poet Ireland has produced and one of the major figures of 20th-century literature, Yeats was the acknowledged leader of the Irish literary renaissance.

Sections in this article:

Introduction
Poetry: Second Period, and Later Life
Drama and Prose
Poetry: First Period
Early Life
Bibliography

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