W.B. Yeats
Born
in Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland
June 13, 1865
Died
January 28, 1939
Genre
Influences
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The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
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102 editions
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published
1933
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
278 editions
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published
1888
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Selected Poems
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91 editions
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published
1939
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The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore
289 editions
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published
1893
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Poetry, Drama and Prose
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3 editions
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published
2000
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Selected Poems and Four Plays
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7 editions
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published
1996
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A Terrible Beauty Is Born
7 editions
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published
1916
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The Tower
39 editions
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published
1928
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W.B. Yeats
73 editions
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published
1895
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Cathleen ni Houlihan
25 editions
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published
1902
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“For he would be thinking of love
Till the stars had run away
And the shadows eaten the moon.”
― Selected Poems and Four Plays
Till the stars had run away
And the shadows eaten the moon.”
― Selected Poems and Four Plays
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William Blake
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I'm not a fan of poetry
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Bob Dylan
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