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Augusta, Lady Gregory
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Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932)
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Augusta, Lady Gregory (born Isabella Augusta Persse) was a female linguist, poet, playwright, and translator. She was born in Loughrea on 15 March 1852 and died of cancer from natural causes at Coole Park on 22 May 1932. A citizen of the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, she wrote in English and spoke the English language. Her professional work began in 1903.
She was married to William Henry Gregory. Her notable works include *The rising of the moon*, *Spreading the news*, *Plays in prose and verse*, *On the racecourse*, and *The workhouse ward*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 15 March 1852
- Died
- 22 May 1932
- Works
- 246
Top works
- The rising of the moon
- Spreading the news
- Plays in prose and verse
- On the racecourse
- The workhouse ward
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Key facts
- Born
- Isabella Augusta Persse , ( 1852-03-15 ) 15 March 1852, Roxborough, County Galway , Ireland
- Died
- 22 May 1932 (1932-05-22) (aged 80), Galway , County Galway, Ireland
- Resting place
- New Cemetery, Bohermore , County Galway
- Occupations
- Dramatist folklorist theatre manager
- Years active
- 1882–1932
- Known for
- Co-founder of the Abbey Theatre collection of folklore playwright
- Notable work
- Irish Literary Revival
- Spouse
- Sir William Henry Gregory ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1880 ; died 1892 )
- Children
- Robert
- Relatives
- Sir Hugh Lane (nephew)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Isabella
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Loughrea
- Place of death
- Coole Park
- Spouse
- William Henry Gregory
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Lady gregory.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1852-00-00
- date of death
- 1932-00-00
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Augusta, Lady Gregory
- birth name
- Isabella Augusta Persse
- Commons category
- Augusta, Lady Gregory
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1903-00-00
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- Jonas Åkerlund
- P12749
- Thilo Sarrazin
- Commons Creator page
- Augusta, Lady Gregory
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Encyclopedic overview
Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (née Persse; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Anglo-Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre, and wrote numerous short works for both companies. Lady Gregory produced a number of books of retellings of stories taken from Irish mythology. Born into a class that identified closely with British rule, she turned against it. Her conversion to cultural nationalism, as evidenced by her writings, was emblematic of many of the political struggles that occurred in Ireland during her lifetime.
Lady Gregory is mainly remembered for her work behind the Irish Literary Revival. Her home at Coole Park in County Galway served as an important meeting place for leading Revival figures, and her early work as a member of the board of the Abbey was at least as important as her creative writings for that theatre's development. Lady Gregory's motto was taken from Aristotle: "To think like a wise man, but to express oneself like the common people."
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