R.F Foster, an author, talks about the life and works of William Butler Yeats, the poet and the Protestant Irish Nationalist. The first of his two volume biography is titled, "W.B. Yeats: A Life: The Apprentice Mage." It examines the literary, social and political era in which Yeats tried to write his poems and live his life.
W. B. Yeats by A Fanatic Heart Bob Geldof on WB Yeats: A biography of the poet W.B Yeats and his contribution to the Irish Independence movement as a Protestant National. Log in to Click View to view.
An examination on the effect of Irish Politics on the work of W.B. Yeats.
State Library of Victoria guide to VCE Literature books. Search articles for Yeats. Includes access to Gale Literary Sources database.
Be sure to join the State Library so that you can search the Gale Literature databases and JSTOR as there are several good articles about WB Yeats in these databases. Sign up via the above link.
Visit the Poetry Foundation website to view biographical information and poems.
Click on the image below to access biographical information about Yeats. If you scroll to the bottom of the page you can listen to Yeats's poems being read aloud. Some audio includes a brief introduction.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, visit the Nobel Prize website for further biographical information and insight into the motivation behind some of Yeats's work.
