Yeats
william butler, 1865–1939, irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: n-bel prize 1923.
contemporary examples
prism and the nsa: something congress can agree on lloyd green june 15, 2013
hurricane sandy will be dwarfed by an earthquake winston ross november 4, 2012
david maraniss’s ‘barack obama: the story’ excerpted in vanity fair: juiciest bits ben jacobs may 1, 2012
how i write: john banville on ‘ancient light,’ nabokov, and dublin noah charney october 2, 2012
robert pinsky: the comedy of seamus heaney robert pinsky september 30, 2013
historical examples
irish plays and playwrights cornelius weygandt
irish books and irish people stephen gwynn
modern british poetry various
modern british poetry various
modern british poetry various
noun
jack butler. 1871–1957, irish painter
his brother w(illiam) b(utler). 1865–1939, irish poet and dramatist. his collections of verse include responsibilities (1914), the tower (1928), and the winding stair (1929). among his plays are the countess cathleen (1892) and cathleen ni houlihan (1902); he was a founder of the irish national theatre company at the abbey theatre in dublin. he was awarded the n-bel prize for literature in 1923
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