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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When the swan must fix his eye Upon a fading gleam,... Go to Quote / Comment
the San Marco Library, Whence turbulent Italy should draw... Go to Quote / Comment
Test every work of intellect or faith And everything that your own hands have wrought,... Go to Quote / Comment
For certain minutes at the least That crafty demon and that loud beast... Go to Quote / Comment
Yet always when I look death in the face, When I clamber to the heights of sleep,... Go to Quote / Comment