W.B. YEATS

W. B. Yeats (1865–1939) - Born in Dublin, Yeats was involved in the Celtic Revival, which protested the cultural influences of English rule in Ireland during the Victorian period and promoted the spirit of Ireland’s native heritage. The author of poetry, drama, and prose, Yeats drew from Irish mythology and folklore, and held a lifelong interest in mysticism and the occult. Actively involved in politics, he was appointed a senator of the Irish Free State in 1922. He co-founded the famous Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and in 1923 received the Nobel Prize for literature.

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