Wilde and Yeats are two of the most famous Irish writers of all time. Oscar Wilde (WILDE) was an Irish poet, playwright, novelist, and short story writer who wrote during the late 19th century. William Butler Yeats (YEATS) was an Irish poet, dramatist, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. Both Wilde and Yeats were major contributors to the Irish Literary Revival and are widely considered to be two of the greatest poets in the English language.