William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with 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.
Yeats photographed in 1903 by Alice Boughton
1900 portrait by Yeats's father, John Butler Yeats
Maud Gonne (c. 1900)
W. B. Yeats (no date)
The Irish Literary Revival was a flowering of Irish literary talent in the late 19th and early 20th century. It includes works of poetry, music, art, and literature.
1900 portrait of William Butler Yeats by his father, John Butler Yeats