Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
William Butler Yeats
lived in this house
then known as 18 Woburn Buildings
from 1895 to 1919
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is January 28, 1939.
Location. 51° 31.602′ N, 0° 7.754′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Woburn Walk just east of Upper Woburn Place, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Woburn Walk, Camden, England WC1H 0JJ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dorothy Richardson (here, next to this marker); Saint Pancras Parish Church (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Auxiliary Firemen (about 90 meters away); Robert Owen (about 90 meters away); Charles Dickens (about 90 meters away); Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital (about 150 meters away); John Cartwright (about 180 meters away); Ali Mohammed Abbas (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
Also see . . .
1. William Butler Yeats (Encyclopedia Brittanica). "William Butler Yeats, (born June 13, 1865, Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland—died January 28, 1939, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France), Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923." (Submitted on November 3, 2017.)
2. W.B. Yeats (Wikipedia). "William Butler Yeats (/ˈjeɪts/; 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and others." (Submitted on November 3, 2017.)
3. William Butler Yeats "The Second Coming" Poem animation (YouTube.com, 1.5 min.). "Here's a virtual movie of William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) Reading his much loved poem "The Second Coming". "The Second Coming" is a poem by William Butler Yeats first printed in The Dial (November 1920) and afterwards included in his 1921 verse collection Michael Robartes and the Dancer. The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the end of the world as allegory to describe the atmosphere in post-war Europe...." (Submitted on November 3, 2017.)
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