Isabella Augusta Gregory - sylwetka autora

Irish playwright and folklore expert. She co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and Abbey Theatre alongside William Butler Yeats and others, contributing plays for these institutions. She also wrote books exploring Irish mythology. Born into a family that identified with the British Empire, she became a fervent Irish patriot, influenced by the events she witnessed in her homeland during her lifetime. Her significant role in the Irish Literary Revival ensured her lasting legacy. Her home at Coole Park in County Galway became a vital hub for leading figures of the era, and her role on the board of the Abbey Theatre was as impactful as her literary works. Her guiding principle, borrowed from Aristotle, was "To think like a wise man, but to express oneself like the common people."