Literature

James Flannery: W. B. Yeats’ Poetry Is A “Dialogue Of Self And Soul”

 

Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, William Butler (W. B.) Yeats (18651939), is considered to this day as one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923.

Singer, scholar, stage director, producer, lecturer, teacher, and cultural activist, James Flannery is the Winship Professor of Arts and Humanities at Emory University. A specialist in the dramatic work of W. B. Yeats, he is the founder of the W. B. Yeats Foundation.

He joins us on Culture Insight to share his insight into the life and work of W. B. Yeats.

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