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W.B. Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature and later served two terms as a Senator...
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- He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years.
- He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
- Filmmaker Sé Merry Doyle drops into the Book Bag to discuss his documentaries on Irish cultural themes: art and architecture, James Joyce, WB Yeats and especially his collaboration with the late, great Irish poet Niall McDevitt.
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