Forwarded from Gnostic Intel
“The mystical life is the centre of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write… I have always considered myself a voice of what I believe to be a greater renaissance - the revolt of the soul against the intellect.”
― William Butler Yeats, Letters
Notes: William Butler Yeats, the renowned Irish poet, playwright, politician, Noble Prize winner and leader of the Irish literary renaissance, was born on this day in 1865. Despite his English and Protestant background, Yeats was actively involved with the Young Ireland movement, showing his affinity for the Irish rebellion and its heroic figures through much of his poetry. His contributions to literature transcend the boundaries of Romanticism and Modernism. Yeats steadfastly rejected modern rationalism, materialism, and egalitarianism, deeming them detrimental to the human spirit and incompatible with his aristocratic nature.
Image: Portrait of William Butler Yeats by John Butler Yeats
― William Butler Yeats, Letters
Notes: William Butler Yeats, the renowned Irish poet, playwright, politician, Noble Prize winner and leader of the Irish literary renaissance, was born on this day in 1865. Despite his English and Protestant background, Yeats was actively involved with the Young Ireland movement, showing his affinity for the Irish rebellion and its heroic figures through much of his poetry. His contributions to literature transcend the boundaries of Romanticism and Modernism. Yeats steadfastly rejected modern rationalism, materialism, and egalitarianism, deeming them detrimental to the human spirit and incompatible with his aristocratic nature.
Image: Portrait of William Butler Yeats by John Butler Yeats