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Irish Writers: W.B Yeats

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  • Birth

    Birth

    William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin
  • First major poetry collection

    First major poetry collection

    Yeats published his first major poetry collection, The Wanderings of Oisin.
  • Abbey Theatre in Dublin

    Abbey Theatre in Dublin

    Yeats co-founded the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, promoting Irish drama and nationalism.
  • Political shift

    Political shift

    Yeats was deeply affected by the Easter Rising, leading to a political shift in his work.
  • Irish Free State.

    Irish Free State.

    Yeats became a Senator of the Irish Free State.
  • Nobel Prize in Literature

    Nobel Prize in Literature

    He became the first Irish person to recieve a Nobel Prize in literature.
  • Death

    Death

    He died and his body was later moved to Drumcliff, Sligo, in accordance with his wishes.