Who is Michael Robartes?

[andave_ya]

In reading Yeats I've come across a couple of poems referring to Michael Robartes and i get the distinct feeling that I'd understand the poem better if I knew who he is. Anybody know? Thanks.

[Mrs. Dalloway]

In reading Yeats I've come across a couple of poems referring to Michael Robartes and i get the distinct feeling that I'd understand the poem better if I knew who he is. Anybody know? Thanks.

There's a poetry book which is named "Michael Robartes and the Dancer" (1921). So maybe those poems are from that book. I don't really know if that man existed.

[jsb]

The answer is to be found at the following site

http://www.yeatsvision.com/RobAherne.html



far more interesting than being a flesh and blood person.