作为一个盎格鲁爱尔兰作家,叶芝总是在试图寻找着自己的民族身份。他通过对爱尔兰平民生活的描述,从侧面反应了爱尔兰在英国殖民下所经历的痛苦和压迫。他穷尽一生的才华只为重建爱尔兰的名族文化身份。他对爱尔兰传统文化及人民的热爱,都表明了其对自身及民族身份认同上的认识。本文旨在揭示叶芝诗歌中所歌颂的“凯尔特”性和民族传统对爱尔兰民族文化身份重构所起的重大作用。 As an Anglo-Irish author, Yeats is always trying to find her own national identity. Through the depiction of the civilian life in Ireland, he reflects the anguish and oppression that Ireland experienced under British colonialism. His exhaustion of his life was only for rebuilding Ireland’s ethnic cultural identity. His love of Irish traditional culture and people has demonstrated his recognition of himself and his ethnic identity. This article aims to reveal the significant role played by Yeats in singing “Celtic” and national traditions in the reconstruction of Irish identity.