A century ago, W.B. Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In this episode of Talking History, Dr. Patrick Geoghegan reflects on Yeats’ life, legacy, politics, and fascination with the occult, joined by an esteemed panel of scholars.

Dr. Adrian Paterson, Lecturer in English at the University of Galway, Dr. Lucy Collins, Associate Professor of Modern Poetry at University College Dublin, and Professor Roy Foster, University of Oxford and author of the authorized two-volume biography of Yeats, offer insights into his literary impact.

Additionally, Professor Margaret Harper, Glucksman Professor in Contemporary Writing at the University of Limerick and former Director of the Yeats International Summer School, alongside Susan O'Keeffe, Director of the Yeats Society Sligo, provide further perspective on Yeats’ enduring influence on Irish and world literature.