Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Remembering W. B. Yeats: 10 Quotes From The Nobel Prize Winner

W. B. Yeats

India Today: Remembering W. B. Yeats: 10 quotes by the first Irishman to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature

William Butler Yeats was one of the most celebrated litterateurs of the twentieth century. Born on June 13, 1865, the author made significant contributions to both English and Irish literature and is particularly remembered for his role in reviving the latter.

Yeats was also the first Irishman to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. He is one of the few writers who produced their greatest works after receiving the Nobel Prize. His best works include The Tower (1928) and The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1929).

In 1913, Yeats wrote the preface for the translation of Rabindranath Tagore's Geetanjali, for which Tagore had won the Nobel Prize.

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