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.
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Version 9, Undated
Clean typescript.
Version 10, Undated
Clean typescript.
Vision
Transcriptions of various phases of Vision. Includes Ellmann's notes.
Waite, Arthur E., 1914
Transcription of Waite's letter to Yeats regarding the theory of Astral Light.
Waley, Arthur, 1946
Ellmann queries Waley regarding Waley's translation of the Noh plays when Pound began to work on Fenellosa's papers; other topics related to W.B. Yeats.
Walker, M. "Dorella", 1980 - 1981
Walker updates Ellmann on Yeats photographs, Lady Gregory materials; possible arrangement for meeting while in London; other topics.
Walkley, A.B., 1903
Transcription of Yeats's letter to Walkley: "...I agree with you that 'Where there is nothing' is very loosely constructed...."
Washington University School of Medicine, 1967-11-19
Invitation for Ellmann to lecture on the poetry of Yeats.
W.B. Yeats film
Typescript of a possible structure for a film on W.B. Yeats.
W.B. Yeats film
Possible structure for a film in 3 parts with duration of 90 minutes; outline of script for a film on Yeats; article announcing O'Mordha's work on the film.