Family Secrets: William Butler Yeats and His Relatives.(Brief Article)

From: The Antioch Review | Date: June 22, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

W.B. Yeats's brother Jack was one of the most respected painters of his day. His maiden sisters, Susan (Lily) and Elizabeth (Lollie), ran the famous Cuala Press, which published such writers as Synge and Pound. His father, John Butler, though a failure both as artist and as family provider, was a colorful, well-liked eccentric energized by ideas and good conversation. It could be said that Yeats' s mother, Susan Mary, an invalid for much of her adult life, was the only member of the family who did not "leave a mark," in terms of accomplishment or force of personality. Yet in a sense ...

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