W.B. Yeats

W. B. Yeats

An inspiring collection from one of Ireland's greatest literary figures
Herausgeber: Kelly, John

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper' W B YeatsThe essential collection of W B Yeats best-loved poems.

Produktdetails

• The Great Poets
• Verlag: Orion Publishing Co
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 848653
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 126mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 120g
• ISBN-13: 9781474625654
• ISBN-10: 1474625657
• Artikelnr.: 62111487

Autorenporträt

William Butler Yeats was born on 13 June 1865 in Dublin, the eldest of six children. His father abandoned a career in the law for a precarious life as a painter and much of Yeats' childhood was divided between Dublin, London and Sligo. In 1897 he helped found the Irish Literary Theatre, which was to lead to the Abbey Theatre in 1904. Fascinated by Irish folklore, the First World War, Anglo-Irish and Irish Civil War intensified and increasing disillusionment with the modern world. In 1917 Yeats married Georgie Hyde-Lees, whose automatic writing was the basis for his 'philosophy'. In 1922 he was appointed to the new Irish Senate and the following year he won the Nobel Prize.