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The Life of W.B.Yeats

By embarnett

  • William Butler Yeats is Born

    William Butler Yeats is born in Dublin, Ireland.

  • Yeats Moves to England

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    First Works Published

    His early poems and collections like "The Wanderings of Oisin" and "Crossways" are published.

  • Co-Founded the Rhymer's Club

    He co-founds the Rhymers' Club, a London group of poets.

  • Co-Founded the Abbey Theatre

    He becomes a chief playwright for the Irish Literary Theatre.

  • Writes a Play

    He writes the influential play Cathleen ni Houlihan.

  • American Lecture Tours Begin

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    Development of Poetry

    His poetry shifts from Pre-Raphaelite influences to a more physical, realistic style in collections like In the Seven Woods and The Green Helmet.

  • Yeats Gets Married

    He marries Georgiana Hyde Lees.

  • The Irish Senate

    He is appointed to the Irish Senate.

  • The Nobel Prize for Literature

    He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

  • The Steinach Operation

  • The Death of Yeats

    Yeats dies in Menton, France, at the age of 73.

  • Yeats' Final Resting Place

    is remains are moved to Drumcliff, County Sligo, Ireland.