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Delve into key moments of his life, from his birth in 1865, through his major works, his involvement in the Irish Literary Revival, to his death in 1939. The Yeats household including W.B. was supported financially in the 1890s-1902 by his sisters Lily (Susan Mary Yeats) and Lollie (Elizabeth Corbet Yeats).
In 1902 Evelyn Gleeson established an art and crafts co-operative, the Dun Emer Industries employing Lily to supervise the embroidery department and Lollie to start a printing press, at considerable loss in their incomes.
His mastery of both drama and poetry distinguished him, and his contributions were acknowledged worldwide. 1932), poems.
WBY becomes involved with Blueshirts [Fascists] in Dublin (July-August).
The Winding Stair and Other Poems (Sept. As a senator, Yeats was active in cultural advocacy, emphasizing the importance of preserving and promoting Irish heritage and the arts.
He was a distinguished poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. 1893), ed. 1893), ed.
1922), autobiography.
WBY appointed to the Irish Seanad [Senate] (Dec.).
Civil War ends (April).
WBY awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (Nov.).
Plays and Controversies (Nov. She claimed to have a talent for automatic writing, which fascinated Yeats and contributed to his interest in mystical elements.
(August).
George Pollexfen dies. 1934).
George Russell “AE” dies (July).
A Full Moon in March (Nov. 1937).
Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) adopted: Irish Free State becomes Éire (Dec.).
New Poems (May 1938).
Purgatory staged at the Abbey Theatre (August) - WBY’s last public appearance .
Olivia Shakespear dies (Oct.).
Yeatses leave for South of France (Nov.).
Last Poems and Two Plays (July 1939).
On the Boiler (Sept.
1926) published by T. Werner Laurie.
Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars opens to riots at the Abbey Theatre (Feb.).
Autobiographies (1926), a collection of earlier autobiographical writings. 1936), published to controversy.
The Ten Principal Upanishads (April 1937).
Revised version of A Vision (1937).
Essays 1931-1936 (Dec.
by WBY.
The Celtic Twilight (Dec. It remains one of his most celebrated works, capturing a pivotal moment in Irish history.
Marriage to Georgie Hyde-Lees
William Butler Yeats married Georgie Hyde-Lees on October 20, 1917. WBY;
WYB and others found Irish Literary Society, Dublin (August).
The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics (August 1892).
WBY enters the Second Order of the Golden Dawn (Jan.).
The Works of William Blake (Jan./Feb.
The theatre was a precursor to the establishment of the Abbey Theatre, which became central to the Irish Literary Revival. 1889).
WBY meets Maud Gonne [MG] (Jan.).
A son George fathered by Lucien Millevoye born to MG - unbeknownst to WBY.
WBY founds Rhymers’ Club with Ernest Rhys.
WBY initiated into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (March).
WBY asked to resign from Esoteric Section of Theosophical Society (Oct.).
Representative Irish Tales (1891), edited by WBY.
WBY proposes to MG for the first time but is refused.
1937).
Oxford Book of Modern Verse (Nov. 1928).
O’Casey’s The Silver Tassie rejected by WBY for the Abbey (June).
WBY resigns from Seanad (Sept.).
The Winding Stair (Oct. 1891), [two novellas].
Irish Fairy Tales (May 1892), ed.
1902).
MG marries John MacBride (Feb.).
Ideas of Good and Evil (May 1903), essays.
In the Seven Woods (August 1903), poems.
WBY leaves for first lecture tour in USA (Nov.).
WBY returns from America (March).
Where There is Nothing produced by Stage Society (June).
The Abbey Theatre opens with WBY’s On Baile’s Strand (Dec.).
WBY occupied with theatre business.
WBY occupied with theatre business & lecturing.
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