Yes they each other, and in one unreferenced internet article it states they met at a dinner party in which Yeats was dazzled by Wilde's vocab. Yeats spent a Christmas with Wilde and his family in Tite Street and when Wilde was arrested Yeats went about London trying to convince people to sign a petition for Wilde's release
Yes, Oscar Wilde and William Butler Yeats knew each other. They were both prominent figures in Irish literary circles during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wilde, known for his wit and plays, and Yeats, known for his poetry and involvement in the Irish literary revival, crossed paths in literary and social circles in Dublin and London.
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William Butler Yeats was born on June 13, 1865.
William Butler Yeats was born on June 13, 1865.
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats died on January 28, 1939 at the age of 73.
William Butler Yeats died on January 28, 1939 at the age of 73.
George Bernard Shaw, Brian Friel, John B. Keane, Seán O'Casey, Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, Brendan Behan and Samuel Beckett are just a few of Ireland's many playwrights.
Yes he was.
William Butler Yeats was born on June 13, 1865 and died on January 28, 1939. William Butler Yeats would have been 73 years old at the time of death or 150 years old today.
William Butler Yeats was born in Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland.
William Butler Yeats.
William Butler Yeats