William Butler Yeats
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William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was a poet and leader of the Irish Literary Revival. He was heavily involved in the Dublin Theosophical Lodge, and was also interested in hermeticism, spiritualism, and Rosicrucianism.
The oriental turn to his poetry and that of Æ (George William Russell) was credited to their acquaintance with Mohini M. Chatterji.[1] In 1923, Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Personal life
Early years and education
Marriage and family
Later years
The oriental turn to his poetry and that of Æ (George William Russell) was credited to their acquaintance with Mohini M. Chatterji.[2]
Literary career
Abbey Theatre
Poetic style
Nobel Prize
Theosophical Society involvement
Dublin Theosophical Lodge
Other esoteric interests
Writings
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists articles by and about Yeats, including many in The Lamp, a Canadian journal. For a complete listing of his works, see Wikipedia. Here are some of his most significant works:
Other resources
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 49 articles by or about Yeats.
- Harris, Philip S. "Yeats, William Butler" Theosophical Encyclopedia (Quezon City, Philippines: Theosophical Publishing House, 2006), 682. Available at Theosopedia.
- Theosophy and the Theosophical Society at YeatsVision.com
- D.N.D., "Interview with W. B. Yeats," The Irish Theosophist (2:2, November 1893), 147-9. Yeats discusses his interaction with Madame Blavatsky in the earlier days of the Theosophical movement in England.