Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Biography
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
Found in 500 Collections and/or Records:
Dale, Emeline, 1967-11-17
Doctoral student queries Ellmann regarding how Yeats pronounced the word "gyre".
Davis, Robert Gorham, 1948 - 1963
Writes to Ellmann regarding several topics related to Yeats.
Davitt, Michael, 1899
Transcribed letter from Davitt to Yeats: "...I spoke, just as I felt, in my last utterance in the H of Commons....".
de Rosas, Ramon, 1975
de Rosas, a high-school English teacher, asks Ellmann's advice regarding a chapter of his thesis-in-progress on occult stories of Yeats; Ellmann's response.
De Valois, Ninette, 1947
Profile of the Irish-born British dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director of classical ballet.
Decadence
Ellmann's notes on Yeats and decadence.
[Decadents and Aesthetes], Undated
Draft fragment, alternately titled "Esthetes and Decadents". Includes galley proof with editorial notes and corrections for a piece written for [New York Review of Books].
Desai, Rupin W., 1967 - 1987
Ellmann writes: "I write at once to tell you that I have at last received your book, Yeats's Shakespeare...."
DeVine, Larry, 1982 - 1983
Ellmann thanks DeVine for copies of DeVine's article about Joyce and Ellmann.
Diaries, 1898 - 1933
Transcriptions of excerpts from Yeats's private diaries and manuscript books.