W.B. Yeats, an Irish poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, is one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. T.S. Eliot, was a poet, playwright, literary and social critic and is widely acclaimed as one of the major poets of 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present day poetry.” Both Yeats and Eliot made an extensive use of myth in their poems. In ...
