Yeats (1865-1939).
An outstanding lyric poet of Ireland and one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. 1923, ".Thanks to his always inspired poems, the spirit of the whole nation is expressed through a high form of art".He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
For the average reader, Yeats's name means immortality, and his full and skillful poems, exuding a timeless charm, have long become classics that transcend time and space!
About the biography:
Yeats was born in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, on June 13, 1865;
In 1867, when Yeats was 2 years old, his family moved to London, England;
In 1880, the Yeats family moved back to Dublin;
In 1883, after graduating from high school, Yeats entered the Metropolitan College of Art in Dublin, where he became acquainted with many poets and artists. Soon, he abandoned canvas and oil paint, abandoned painting and literature, and decided to concentrate on poetry.
In 1887, the Yeats family moved to London again, and Ye Zhi began to write;
In 1888, he became acquainted with George Bernard Shaw, Wilde and others in London, and soon integrated into London's literary and artistic circles. He co-founded the Bard Club with Morris and Henry;
In 1896, Yeats became acquainted with the aristocratic playwright Lady Gregory, the wife of a member of Parliament who loved literature and made a great contribution to the revival of the Irish national drama, which was praised by George Bernard Shaw"Ireland's Greatest Woman". Yeats and Mrs. Gregory shared the same interests, and the two formed a pure friendship that became close friends for life;
From 1897 to 1898, Yeats co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre with Lady Gregory, John Singer and others;
From 1898 onwards, Yeats spent his summers at Mrs. Gregory's home in Coulpark, County Galway;
In 1917, Yeats published a collection of poems, "The Wild Swan of Chur", which inspired the poetry and perfected the poetry, making Yeats reach the pinnacle of creation;
In 1922, the Free Commonwealth of Ireland was established, and Yeats was elected to the newly formed Irish Senate;
In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature;
In 1939, the last collection of poems, "The Last Poems", came out;
On January 28, 1939, Yeats died in France;
In 1948, the body was brought back to Golaige and buried in a small Protestant cemetery, and the tombstone was engraved with a poem from the poet's posthumous work, "Under the Benbuhl Mountain":
Facing life and death with a cold eye,
Knight,
Don't forget to get on the road!
About the poem:
In 1893, a collection of essays, The Dawn of Celtic, appeared;
In 1895, the famous poetry collection "Poetry Collection" came out;
In 1898, the first collection of poems, The Wanderings of Usin, was published;
In 1899, "The Wind in the Reeds" appeared;
In 1902, the poetic play Catherine of Hulichen was first staged in Berlin;
In 1903, the poetry collection "In the Seven Forests" was published;
In 1907, the poetry drama "Del Lide" came out;
In 1910, the poetry collection "Green Helmet" came out;
In 1914, the poetry collection "Responsibility" came out;
In 1917, a collection of poems, The Wild Swans of Chull, was published;
In 1925, Phantom was published; He said:"Our most refined thoughts, our most refined intentions, and our most delicate emotions often do not really belong to us, as if they suddenly emerge from hell or come down from heaven. ”
In 1928, the poetry collection "Bell Tower" was published, and here, the poet's poetry reached the realm of perfection, and in this work, his life's experience is expressed in a perfect form;
In 1936, Selected Contemporary Poems from Oxford 1892-1935 was published;
In 1938, "New Poems" appeared;
In 1939, "The Last Poem" appeared.
Autobiographical quotes:
What year did I first meet Oscar Wald? I remember he seemed to think I was alone in London because he told me to go to his house for Christmas dinner. His beautiful wife and lovely children, as well as the beautiful room designed by Godwin, made me happy.
He had a white dining room—the first time I've seen a room like this—with white chairs, white wall cushions, and a red red table** with a terracotta sculpture in the center of the table and a red chandelier above it.
I have never, and never will ever meet again, a conversation better than Wilde's.
There were often polemical evenings, and I began to look at everything in an argumentative way and was apprehensive about my poetic talents.
I was stuck in a difficult situation because I couldn't make any money. I was supposed to go to art school, but when I thought about those art schools in Dublin, things were postponed. I want to do something and get money right away. Because of the poverty of my family, I saw my father sitting gloomily by the fire, but I had no ability to earn money.
I always felt useless, perhaps even extremely unreliable, and when I agreed with certain people, I could not hold my opinion among them—and if they had their opinion on them, I always accused myself of being unfaithful to a friend who was not in sight, and I seemed to have an uncanny cowardice.
For a few years, he was my closest friend, and what attracted me was a certain elegance in his spirit. This elegance seems to coincide with his small physique, and his appearance is mediocre, but it reveals the personality of Greek sculpture.
Poetry Appreciation:
When you're old
—Yeats
When you are old, your head is white, your thoughts are drowsy, and you are snoozing by the fire, please take down this poem, read it slowly, and recall the softness of your eyes in the past, and the heavy shadows of their past;
How many people love the joyful hours of your youth, your beauty, whether false or sincere, and only one who loves your pilgrim's soul, and the painful wrinkles of your aged face;
Hanging its head, beside the red-glowing stove, it whispered sadly about the passing of love, and on the hill above it paced slowly, hiding its face in the midst of a group of stars.
Translated by the famous poet Yuan Kejia
Wild swans at Cole Manor
—Yeats
Autumn beauty in the woods, the path in the forest is dry, and the silent sky is reflected in the flowing water of October dusk;
Fifty-nine swans floated across the stones.
Since I first counted them, which is the nineteenth autumn, I have found that the counting is not over, and it has never ended, and it has soared into the sky, flapping its wings loudly and circling in large, broken circles.
I had seen this flock of glorious swans, but now it was so sad for me, it was all changed, since the first time I was by the pool, it was also dusk, I heard the sound of wings flapping above my head, and my steps were still light.
Not tired of a couple, a friendly couple marching in cold water, or soaring to the sky, their hearts are still young, and no matter where they float, there is always passion and ambition.
They float on the silent waters, how mysterious and beautiful!
One day they woke up, and they had flown away, and in which reeds did they live?
Which poolside, which lakeside, pleases people's eyes?
Famous poet.
Translated by Yuan Kejia. 
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