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Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

 Person

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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Chapter 14

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.339
Scope and Contents

Draft of Chapter 14, titled "All Changed, Changed Utterly"; draft fragments.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Chapter 15

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.339
Scope and Contents

Draft of Chapter 15, titled "Esoteric Yeatsism: The Flowering of a Dream"; draft fragment.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Chapter 16

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.339
Scope and Contents

Drafts of Chapter 16 in two versions, titled "The Road to Byzantium" and Sailing to Byzantium".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Chapter 17

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.339

Chapter 18

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.339
Scope and Contents

Draft of Chapter 18, titled "Reality"; notes on "On the Boiler: Introduction to Oxford Book".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Chapters 9, 15

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.337

"Charles", 1947 - 1980

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.13
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from persons named "Charles", surname unknown. Includes a lengthy critique of Ellmann's Yeats biography.

Dates: 1947 - 1980

Collected Letters of W.B. Yeats, The, 1974-03-19

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.14
Scope and Contents

Invitation for Ellmann to lecture at the Yeats Summer School, Aug 1975, on some aspect of Yeats's work.

Dates: 1974-03-19

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Poets -- British -- 19th century. 2
Poets, British -- 20th century. 2
Biographers -- United States -- Biography 1
English poetry -- Irish authors. 1