Showing posts with label Four Irish Nobel Prizewinners in Literature. Show all posts
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Monday, April 23, 2007
Four Irish Nobel Prizewinners in Literature
Four Irish Nobel Prizewinners in Literature
1995
SEAMUS HEANEY - for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.
1969
SAMUEL BECKETT - for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation.
1925
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW - for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty.
1923
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS - for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.
1995
SEAMUS HEANEY - for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.
1969
SAMUEL BECKETT - for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation.
1925
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW - for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty.
1923
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS - for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.
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