Collection: W.B. Yeats

6/13/1865 - 1/28/1939

W.B. Yeats, born in Dublin, was an Irish poet, playwright, and a leading figure in the Irish Literary Revival. A Nobel laureate in Literature, Yeats played a crucial role in shaping Irish cultural identity through his poetry and involvement in the Irish Literary Theatre. His early works, marked by romanticism, evolved into a more complex and symbolic style in collections like "The Tower" and "The Winding Stair." Yeats co-founded the Abbey Theatre and contributed to the Irish literary renaissance with his plays, including "The Countess Cathleen" and "The Playboy of the Western World." Known for his fascination with mysticism and the occult, Yeats left an enduring legacy as a poet of profound lyricism and a key figure in both Irish and modernist literature.