William Butler Yeats, who is often considered to be one of the foremost figures of the 20th century literature, was born in Sandymount Castle, Dublin (Ireland) on June 13, 1865. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre, where he served as its chief during its early years.
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All know that all the dead in the world about that place are stuck And that should mother seek her son she'd have but little luck... Go to Quote / Comment
Come, heart, where hill is heaped upon hill: For there the mystical brotherhood... Go to Quote / Comment
'Old lovers yet may have All that time denied... Go to Quote / Comment
Were you but lying cold and dead, And lights were paling out of the West,... Go to Quote / Comment
We are happy when for everything inside us there is a corresponding something outside us. Go to Quote / Comment