William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
Author of Collected Poems
About the Author
William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland on June 13, 1865. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre, where he served as its chief playwright until the movement was joined by John Synge. Yeats' show more plays included The Countess Cathleen, The Land of Heart's Desire, Cathleen ni Houlihan, The King's Threshold, and Deirdre. Although a convinced patriot, Yeats deplored the hatred and the bigotry of the Nationalist movement, and his poetry is full of moving protests against it. He was appointed to the Irish Senate in 1922. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923 for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation." He is one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after being awarded the Nobel Prize. His poetry collections include The Wild Swans at Coole, Michael Robartes and the Dancer, The Tower, The Winding Stair and Other Poems, and Last Poems and Plays. He died on January 28, 1939 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Photograph by George Beresford (1911)
Series
Works by William Butler Yeats
A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) (1825) 414 copies
The Major Works: Including poems, plays, and critical prose (Oxford World's Classics) (1997) 127 copies
Delphi Collected Poetical Works of W. B. Yeats (Illustrated) (Delphi Poets Series Book 7) (2012) 31 copies
The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol. VI: Prefaces and Introductions (Collected Works of W B Yeats) (1989) 28 copies
The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats, Volume X: Later Articles and Reviews : Uncollected Articles, Reviews, and Radio… (2000) 25 copies
The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Volume IX: Early Articles and Reviews: Uncollected Articles and Reviews Written… (2004) 19 copies
Wheels and butterflies 9 copies
Collected Letters of W. B. Yeats: Volume II: 1896-1900 (Collected Letters of W B Yeats) (1997) 9 copies
"Where There Is Nothing" and "The Unicorn from the Stars": Manuscript Materials (The Cornell Yeats) (1987) 6 copies
The Wind Among the Reeds 6 copies
Autobiografieen̈ 1 5 copies
The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats 5 copies
Spiritus Mundi 5 copies
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats( Volume 1( The Poems)[COLL POEMS OF WB YEATS REV/E 2][Paperback] 5 copies
The Hour-glass; Cathleen ni Houlihan; the Pot of Broth [vol. 2 of Plays for an Irish theatre] (2012) 4 copies
Yeats: Selected Poems 4 copies
Racconti - Liriche 4 copies
teatro 4 copies
The Autobiography of William Butler Yeats - Consisting of Reveries Over Childhood and Youth - The Trembling of the Veil… (1953) 4 copies
Leda and the Swan 4 copies
Yeats's Vision Papers: Sleep and Dream Notebooks, Vision Notebooks 1 and 2, Card File (1992) 4 copies
Sailing to Byzantium 4 copies
In the Seven Woods 3 copies
Complete Poetry and Plays 3 copies
A little garland of Celtic verse 3 copies
The lake isle of Innisfree 3 copies
Theatre Business: Correspondence of the First Abbey Theatre Directors, William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory and J.M.Synge (1982) 3 copies
W.B. Yeats : collected poems 3 copies
Cinco poetas contemporáneos 3 copies
Trois Nôs irlandais : A la source du faucon - Ce que rêvent les os - Purgatoire, précédé de "Yeats et le Nô" (1994) 3 copies
T.1 : la comtesse cathleen. la terre. du desir du coeur. cathleen ni houlihan. le pot de bouillon... (1997) 3 copies
The Greatest Christmas Stories & Poems in One Volume: 150 Tales, Poems & Carols (Illustrated): Silent Night, Ring Out… (2015) 3 copies
I magnifici 7 capolavori della letteratura irlandese (eNewton Classici) (Italian Edition) (2013) 3 copies
Calvary 3 copies
The Green Helmet 3 copies
Fairy Tales of Ireland 2 copies
The Shadowy Waters 2 copies
The secret rose ; RosaAlchemica ; The tables of the law ; The adoration of the Magi ; John Sherman ; and Dhoya : being… (1908) 2 copies
The King’s Threshold 2 copies
The Wild Swans at Coole {poem} 2 copies
In the Twilight {poem} 2 copies
Easter 1916 {poem} 2 copies
Letters to Katharine Tynan 2 copies
The Collected Letters of W. B. Yeats: Volume V: 1908-1910: 5 (Yeats Collected Letters Series) (2018) 2 copies
30poemas 2 copies
The Municipal Gallery revisited 2 copies
Works of William Butler Yeats 2 copies
ESTRANGEMENT: BEING SOME FIFTY THOUGHTS FROM A DIARY KEPT BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND… (1926) 2 copies
On Magic & The Occult 2 copies
William Butller Yeats Versei 2 copies
Autobiografieën 2 2 copies
On Baile’s Strand 2 copies
Nine poems 2 copies
The Wisdom of the King 2 copies
Irländska Dramer 2 copies
"The Only Jealousy of Emer" and "Fighting the Waves": Manuscript Materials (The Cornell Yeats) (2005) 2 copies
Poems of Yeats 2 copies
Werke V : Essays und Einführungen 2 copies
Dreams That Have No Moral 2 copies
A Full Moon In March 2 copies
Théâtre 2 copies
Is the order of R.R. & A.C. to remain a magical order? : written in March, 1901, and given to the adepti of the Order… (1901) 2 copies
The collected poems of W.B. Yeats. [Lyrical: Crossways (1889) ; The rose (1893) ; The wind among the reeds (1899) ; In… (1956) 2 copies
Poems of Place 2 copies
I racconti di Hanrahan il Rosso 2 copies
Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918 & The Oxford Book of Modern Verse 1892-1935, The, — Editor — 2 copies
The Hour Glass 2 copies
Collaborative One-Act Plays, 1901-1903: Cathleen ni Houlihan, The Pot Of Broth, The Country Of The Young, Heads or… (2007) 2 copies
Yeats's vision papers. 3, Sleep and Dream notebooks, Vision notebooks 1 and 2, card file / ed. by Robert Anthony… (1992) 1 copy
The Poems of W. B. Yeats. 1 copy
Théâtre (1923) 1 copy
The Ten Principal Upanishads 1 copy
Yeats, W. B. 1 copy
The Short Plays Vol 2: “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” (2013) 1 copy
Il figlio di Cuchulain 1 copy
The Short Plays Vol 1: "The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober." (2013) 1 copy
The Only Jealousy Of Emer 1 copy
Quaranta poesie 1 copy
The Dreaming Of The Bones 1 copy
The Cat And The Moon 1 copy
The Resurrection 1 copy
Poèmes choisis 1 copy
Izbor iz djela 1 copy
Poesía escogida 1 copy
The Poems of W.B Yeats 1 copy
In the Deep Hearts Core 1 copy
Μυθολογίες και… 1 copy
Works of William Butler Yeats (60 works). Inclds. The Celtic Twilight, Four Years, The Hour Glass, Rosa Alchemica,… (2009) 1 copy
The Lake Isle of Innisfree 1 copy
On Magic and the Occult 1 copy
Discoveries ; Edmund Spencer ; Poetry and traditions ; and other essays : being the eighth volume of The collected… (1908) 1 copy
Poems. Second series 1 copy
The Celtic Twilight by W.B.Yeats, Fiction, Fantasy, Literary, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology (2005) 1 copy
Quaranta poesie 1 copy
Poems lyrical and narrative : being the first volume of The collected works in verse and prose of William Butler Yeats.… (1908) 1 copy
W. B. Yeats - Spiritus Mundi 1 copy
The king's threshold ; On Baile's strand ; Deirdre ; Shadowy waters : being the second volume of The collected works in… (1908) 1 copy
The Countess Cathleen ; The land of heart's desire ; The unicorn from the stars : being the third volume of The… (1908) 1 copy
The hour-glass ; Cathleen Ni Houlihan ; The golden helmet ; The Irish dramatic movement : being the fourth volume of… (1908) 1 copy
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats. Definitive Edition, With the Author's Final Revisions. (1962) 1 copy
Pesmi / Poetry 1 copy
William Butler Yeats Poetry 1 copy
Opere 1 copy
W. B. Yeats Selected Poetry 1 copy
Literatim Transcription of the Manuscripts of William Butler Yeats's the Speckled Bird (Fictional Works By One Author) (1976) 1 copy
"The Consulation" 1 copy
Book of Story Poems, A 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
"The Stolen Child" 1 copy
Plays for an Irish theatre 1 copy
The Collected Poems of W.B.Yeats Definitive Edition With the Authors Final Revision Hardcover 1 copy
DIARMUID & GRANIA 1 copy
W. B. Yeats and Japan 1 copy
The Poems of Yeats 1 copy
Werke 2 @Erzählungen 1 copy
Poems of W. B. Yeats, The 1 copy
Tre atti unici 1 copy
Il vento tra le canne 1 copy
Poemas 1 copy
W.B. Yeats - The Short Stories: “Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.” (2013) 1 copy
Selected Poems and Plays 1 copy
W. B. Yeats: Short Fiction 1 copy
Teatro - - Volume 23 1 copy
Pems of Yeats 1 copy
Divining Poets: Yeats: A Quotable Deck from Turtle Point Press (Divining Poets: A Quotable Deck from Turtle Point… (2021) 1 copy
Poems : Second Series 1 copy
La poverella 1 copy
W.B. Yeats - The Trembling Of The Veil: "To long a sacrifice can make a stone of a heart" (2013) 1 copy
Le più belle fiabe irlandesi 1 copy
The Stolen Child {poem] 1 copy
The Rose of the World {poem} 1 copy
When You Are Old {poem} 1 copy
No Second Troy {poem} 1 copy
September 1913 {poem} 1 copy
The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) (2015) 1 copy
Lapis Lazuli {poem} 1 copy
Under Ben Bulben {poem} 1 copy
Long-legged Fly {poem} 1 copy
La Rose secrète, suivie de "Les Histoires de Hanrahan le Roux" et de "Rosa alchemica, Les Tables de la loi et… (1995) 1 copy
Ideas of Good and Evil 1 copy
Sull'acque tenebrose 1 copy
IDEAS SOBRE EL BIEN Y EL MAL 1 copy
Poesie / Poems 1 copy
Give up Paris 1 copy
Poesìa 1 copy
The only Jealousy of ever 1 copy
W.B. Yeats: Selected Plays 1 copy
Selected Poems by WB Yeats 1 copy
Stories from Carleton — Introduction — 1 copy
Prose inédite de W.B. Yeats: Vol. 4 : Critique théâtrale, comptes rendus et articles rassemblés et publiés (1998) 1 copy
Μια γυναίκα νέα και γραία 1 copy
W.B. Yeats MYTHOLOGIES 1 copy
On Kısa Oyun 1 copy
On Magic & The Occult 1 copy
The Complete Works of William Butler Yeats (Vol. 1-8): Complete Edition of Works in Verse and Prose 1 copy
The Wild Swans at Coole, Michael Robartes and the Dancer, the Tower (Three Collections of Yeats' Poems) (2011) 1 copy
Visioni di maggio 1 copy
Werke [1] 2 Dramen [...] 1 copy
The Swine Of the Gods 1 copy
W. B. Yeats 1 copy
The Last Gleeman 1 copy
'And Fair, Fierce Women' 1 copy
Enchanted Woods 1 copy
Miraculous Creatures 1 copy
Aristotle Of The Books 1 copy
A Voice 1 copy
The Devil 1 copy
Kidnappers 1 copy
The Untiring Ones 1 copy
Earth, Fire And Water 1 copy
The Old Town 1 copy
The Man And His Boots 1 copy
A Coward 1 copy
Yeats 30 poemas 1 copy
Stories of Michael Robartes and his friends: An extract from a record made by his pupils: and a play in prose (1931) 1 copy
Drumcliff And Rosses 1 copy
A Visionary 1 copy
Werke [1] 1 Dramen [...] 1 copy
A Teller Of Tales 1 copy
Belief And Unbelief 1 copy
Mortal Help 1 copy
Yeats Selected Poetry 1 copy
Village Ghosts 1 copy
A Knight Of The Sheep 1 copy
Irish Peasantry 1 copy
Tribute to Thomas Davis 1 copy
An Enduring Heart 1 copy
The Adoration Of The Magi 1 copy
The Old Men Of The Twilight 1 copy
The Twisting Of The Rope 1 copy
Red Hanrahan's Curse 1 copy
Hanrahan's Vision 1 copy
The Death Of Hanrahan 1 copy
The Heart Of the Spring 1 copy
poesia 1 copy
The Arrow 1 copy
On Being Asked for a War Poem (included in The Norton Introduction to Literature - 5th Edition) 1 copy
Yeats and Auden 1 copy
The Religion Of A Sailor 1 copy
The Queen And The Fool 1 copy
Letters 1 copy
Our Lady Of The Hills 1 copy
The Golden Age 1 copy
War 1 copy
By The Roadside 1 copy
Eight poems 1 copy
Out Of The Rose 1 copy
Associated Works
Gitanjali (1910) — Introduction, some editions; Introduction, some editions; Introduction, some editions; Introduction, some editions; Translator, some editions; Translator, some editions — 1,289 copies
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Contributor — 1,042 copies
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 915 copies
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contributor — 562 copies
Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890s: An Anthology of British Poetry and Prose (1981) — Contributor — 171 copies
Poetry Speaks Expanded: Hear Poets Read Their Own Work from Tennyson to Plath (2007) — Contributor — 148 copies
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 3: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (2013) — Contributor — 146 copies
The Classic Noh Theatre of Japan (New Directions Paperbook) (1916) — Introduction, some editions — 113 copies
Playwrights on Playwriting: The Meaning and Making of Modern Drama from Ibsen to Ionesco (1960) — Contributor — 109 copies
The Sophisticated Cat: A Gathering of Stories, Poems, and Miscellaneous Writings About Cats (1992) — Contributor — 99 copies
The Book of Irish Weirdness: A Treasury of Classic Tales of the Supernatural, Spooky and Strange (1994) — Contributor — 96 copies
From Isles of Dream: Visionary Stories and Poems of the Celtic Renaissance (1993) — Contributor — 41 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 2: Love, Marriage, and the Family (1966) — Contributor — 38 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 3: Intelligent Family Living (1967) — Contributor — 33 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 4: The World Around Us (1968) — Contributor — 29 copies
Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild and Wicked Enchanted Realm (2017) — Contributor — 22 copies
Terrifying Transformations: An Anthology of Victorian Werewolf Fiction, 1838-1896 (2012) — Contributor — 18 copies
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Contributor — 10 copies
Poems of William Blake (ed. Yeats) — Editor — 5 copies
The Bibelot, Volume IX: A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, Chosen in Part from Scarce Editions and Sources… (1903) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Bibelot, Volume XVIII: A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, Chosen in Part from Scarce Editions and… (1912) — Contributor — 4 copies
Fantastic Imaginings: A Journey Through 3500 Years of Imaginative Writing, Comprising Fantasy, Horror, and Science… (2012) — Contributor — 4 copies
Poems of Spenser; Selected and With an Introd. by W.B. Yeats — Editor — 2 copies
The Dial, Vol LXXVII No 3, September 1924 — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
Wakacje Wśród Duchów — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- W.B. Yeats
- Legal name
- Yeats, William Butler
- Other names
- Yeats, W. B.
- Birthdate
- 1865-06-13
- Date of death
- 1939-01-28
- Burial location
- Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
Ireland - Country (for map)
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland
- Place of death
- Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
- Places of residence
- Dublin, Ireland (birth)
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (death)
London, England, UK - Education
- Metropolitan School of Art
- Occupations
- poet
dramatist - Relationships
- Yeats, John Butler (father)
Yeats, Jack Butler (brother)
Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet (sister)
Yeats, Michael Butler (son)
Gregory, Lady (friend)
Mannin, Ethel (friend) (show all 18)
Martyn, Edward (friend)
Moore, Thomas Sturge (friend)
Yeats, Susan Mary (sister)
Gonne, Maud (friend)
Shakespear, Olivia (friend)
Synge, J. M. (friend)
Pound, Ezra (friend)
Eliot, T. S. (friend)
Hemingway, Ernest (friend)
Pollexfen, Claire D. (cousin)
Pollexfen, Muriel A. (cousin)
Hyde-Lees, Georgiana (wife) - Organizations
- Seanad Éireann
Rhymers' Club
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Abbey Theatre
Irish Literary Theatre - Awards and honors
- Nobel Prize (Literature ∙ 1923)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (1910)
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 751
- Also by
- 131
- Members
- 21,557
- Popularity
- #999
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 183
- ISBNs
- 1,106
- Languages
- 21
- Favorited
- 168
A woman’s beauty is a storm-tossed banner;
Under it wisdom stands, and I alone —
Of all Arabia’s lovers I alone —
Nor dazzled by the embroidery, nor lost
In the confusion of its night-dark folds,
Can hear the armed man speak.