William Butler Yeats (1923)
"For
his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation." |
George Bernard Shaw (1925)
"For his work which
is
marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty." |
Seamus Heaney (1995)
"For works
of
lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past." |