Irish Literary Revival
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The Irish Literary Revival (also called the Irish Literary Renaissance, sometimes nicknamed the Celtic Twilight though this has a broader meaning) was a flowering of Irish literary talent in the late 19th and early 20th century. It includes works of poetry, music, art, and literature.
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One of its foremost figures was W. B. Yeats, considered a driving force of the Revival.
Because of English colonial rule, matters of Gaelic heritage were sometimes viewed in a political context.