![]() Gonne continued her contact with Yeats throughout this period and the two finally had a night of passion together in Paris in 1908, though Gonne again insisted that there would be no relationship between them. Gonne filed for divorce claiming McBride had been abusive to both her and her daughter Iseult, who was 11 years of age by this time.ĭivorce was not granted but McBride and Gonne separated with him returning to Dublin and her staying in Paris. They had a son together but separated shortly after the birth. Gonne wed Major John McBride but their marriage was short lived. Gonne agreed to marry another manĮach time he was rejected and his heart was broken in 1903 when she agreed to marry another man. Yeats vowed to win her round and had proposed to her another three times by the early 1900s. Undeterred and unaware of her ongoing love life back in Paris, Yeats proposed marriage in 1891 but was rejected by Gonne. They stayed in contact but Gonne insisted their relationship was only platonic. Gonne was the inspiration for much of Yeats poetry over the next few years and she starred in “Cathleen Ni Houlihan”, a play he had written. Gonne left London after just nine days but it was enough time for Yeats to have fallen madly in love with her. Yeats was immediately infatuated with her and the two spent a lot of time together. The two first met in London in 1889 when Gonne was in London after the death of her father. Despite being raised in France, Gonne was well aware of events in her homeland. She was outspoken and passionate about Irish politics. Gonne was an Irish Nationalist and an active campaigner for the release of political prisoners in Ireland. ![]() She had a daughter from a relationship she had with a French journalist and spent her time between Paris, Dublin and London. She was the daughter of an army officer and had been educated and raised in Paris, after her mother had died when Gonne was still very young. Maud Gonne was a tall, beautiful and confident actress and a woman of considerable social standing. He was a reserved academic who veered away from controversy. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, which was the pinnacle of his career. Hear an excerpt of the poem.William Butler Yeats is one of Ireland’s greatest poets and was a giant of the literary world in the late 19th and early 20th century. "A Bronze Head" refers to a plaster cast of Gonne in the municipal gallery in Dublin. Yeats continued writing about Gonne until his death in 1939. Hear an excerpt "Among School Children." "A Bronze Head" (03:53) "The Tower" contains poems that are harsher. Yeats married, had a daughter, won the Nobel Prize, and became a senator in the Irish Government. Yeats sees Gonne's face whenever a catastrophe occurs or he falls asleep. "Broken Dreams" (02:39)Īctors recite Yeats poem, revealing Yeats' feelings about Gonne's beauty. He vacillated between contentment, passion, and adoration in the subsequent years. Yeats visited Gonne in Normandy 21 years after they met. In this poem, Yeats vindicates Gonne of any culpability and compares her to Troy. In this poem, Yeats laments the loss of Gonne. ![]() Gonne married Major John MacBride who was executed for participating in the Easter Rising. In this poem, Yeats remains fascinated by Gonne's beauty, but realizes they will never be together again. After Lady Gregory attempted to console Yeats, he wrote this poem. Gonne did not want to marry Yeats and continually refused his proposals. In this poem, Yeats compares Gonne to Helen of Troy. Early poems about Gonne describe her physical beauty, height, and revolutionary activities. Yeats committed to loving one woman for his entire life. Green reads a passage from an unpublished diary describing Yeats meeting Gonne. David Green will examine the love poetry Yeats wrote to Maud Gonne. While in London, he founded the Rhymer's Club with Ernest Rhys and joined the Theosophist and Rosicrucian's movements. William Butler Yeats was a poet, playwright, and Nobel Prize winner. Camera Three: William Butler Yeats' Love Poems (02:17) FREE PREVIEW
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