June 13, 1865 –
The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time. –
William Butler Yeats, Irish poet and dramatist, and one of the foremost figures in 20th Century literature, was born on this date. He won the Nobel Prize in 1923.
He was brother of the artist Jack Butler Yeats, the son of John Butler Yeats, and along with J. M. Synge and Sean O’Casey, was one of the driving forces behind the Irish Literary Revival. Together with Lady Gregory and Edward Martyn, he founded Abbey Theatre, and served as its chief playwright.
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