W. B. Yeats

W. B. Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His poetry is known for its engagement with Irish mythology, mysticism, and political themes. Biographie ↓Plus ↓

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W. B. Yeats

A Song

I thought no more was needed Youth to prolong Than dumb-bell and foil To keep the body young. Oh, who could have foretold That the heart grows old? Though I have many words, What woman's satisfied, I am no longer faint Because at her side? Oh, who could have foretold That the heart grows old? I have not lost desire But the heart that I had, I thought 'twould burn my body Laid on the death-bed.

W. B. Yeats

The Living Beauty

I'll say and maybe dream I have drawn content-- Seeing that time has frozen up the blood, The wick of youth being burned and the oil spent-- From beauty that is cast out of a mould In bronze, or that in dazzling marble appears, Appears, and when we have gone is gone again, Being more indifferent to our solitude Than 'twere an apparition. O heart, we are old, The living beauty is for younger men, We cannot pay its tribute of wild tears.

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W. B. Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright born in 1865 and died in 1939. He was a central figure in the Irish Literary Revival and co-founded the Abbey Theatre. His poetry draws on Irish folklore, mythology, and occult symbolism, often addressing themes of love, aging, and national identity. Yeats's style evolved from late Romantic lyricism to a more modern, condensed, and symbolic mode, employing concepts such as the mask and antithesis. He served as a senator of the Irish Free State and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. His notable collections include The Tower and The Winding Stair and Other Poems.

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