william butler yeats (1865 ~ 1939) ( portrait by his father) (in his late years) 2015-12-151
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William Butler Yeats (1865 ~ 1939)
(portrait by his father) (In his late years)
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㈠ The Author
• A poet and a dramatist• Born in Dublin. Educated in Dublin and
London. Spent holidays in Sligo. These places has great influence in his literary career.
• In 1904, he opened the Abbey Theatre with Lady Augusta Gregory.
• Won the Nobel Prize in 1923.• Symbolism and mysticism in his poems. 23/4/21 2
㈡ Yeats as a Poet
• His poems include The Green Helmet and Other Poems
(1910), Responsibilities (1914), The Wild Swans at Coole (1917), The Tower (1928), The Winding Stair (1929) A Vision (1925, 1937).
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• The Tower (1928) and The Winding Stair (1929) represent Yeats's highest achievement in poetry.
• Take Memory and The Second Coming as examples to illustrate Yeats's use of
imagery and symbol in his poems.
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