W. B. Yeats
W. B. Yeats (1865 – 1939) — Ireland, writing in English. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923.
“for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation” — The Nobel Committee citation
About W. B. Yeats
Irish poet and dramatist, a leading force in the Irish Literary Revival and a co-founder of the theatre that became the Abbey Theatre. Drawing on Celtic legend, occult thought and Symbolism, Yeats created a distinctive imaginative world; his mature writing grew increasingly compressed, severe and responsive to the shocks of modern history.