Nobel laureate

William Butler Yeats — Nobel Prize in Literature 1923

“for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation”

Prize motivation

“for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation”

The Swedish Academy awarded William Butler Yeats the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.

Sources & data

  • Nobel Prize API (CC0).