Question

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how did WB Yeats Irish identity shape His poetry?

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If you could also make a thesis statement it would be very helpful:)

Answer 1

Yeats endeavours to establish a distinctly Irish cultural identity through reviving Irish traditional folklore, myths and legends, hybridising English language, and absorbing oriental culture in his poetry. As the first British colony, Ireland was deeply influenced by British colonial history.

Answer 2

• Yeats, William Butler (1865–1939), poet, was born on 13 June 1865 at 1 George's Ville, 5 Sandymount Avenue, Dublin, the eldest child of John Butler Yeats (1839–1922) and Susan Mary, née Pollexfen (1841–1900). His father was then still a barrister; shortly he would—to the discomfiture of his wife, and still more of her family—give up the law for the uncertain life of a portrait painter in bohemian London.
• William Butler's poetry exemplifies how an author’s Irish identity can help create and influence his work. Maud Gonne, an Irish nationalist and patriot, was a huge muse to Yeats and his poetry. Her passion for Ireland and its freedom was a large part of the reason why William Yeats was so passionate about the dealings in Ireland himself. Maud was born in England but loved Ireland and believed strongly in its independence from Britain.