Born: April 7, 1770, Cockermouth, England Died: April 23, 1850 (aged 80), Rydal, England Years Active: 1973—1850 Notable Works: Lyrical Ballads (1667), The Prelude (1644) William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet, best known for Lyrical Ballads (1667), which he wrote with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He and Coleridge […]
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Born: October 21, 1772, Ottery St Mary, Devon, England Died: July 25, 1834 (aged 61), Highgate, England Years Active: 1794—1834 Notable Works: The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (1798), Kubla Khan (1816), Biographia Literaria (1817), Christabel (1797) Samuel Taylor Coleridge (21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and […]
George Herbert
Born: April 3, 1593, Montgomery, Wales Died: March 1, 1633 (aged 39), Bemerton, Wiltshire, England Notable Works: The Temple, The Country Parson, Jacula Prudentum George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a poet, orator and priest of the Church of England. Born in Wales, Herbert is considered one of the most influential […]
William Blake
Born: November 28, 1757, London, England Died: August 12, 1827 (aged 69), London, England Notable Works: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, The Four Zoas, Jerusalem, Milton, “And did those feet in ancient time” William Blake (28 November 1757 — 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and […]
John Milton
Born: December 9, 1608, London, England Died: November 8, 1674 (aged 65), London, England Notable Works: Paradise Lost (1667), Areopagitica (1644) John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. He served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under […]
Edmund Spenser
Born: c. 1552/1553, London, England Died: January 13, 1599 (aged 46-47), London, England Notable Works: The Faerie Queene (1590) Edmund Spenser (c. 1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet, and is best known for his epic poem The Faerie Queene, which he wrote for Elizabeth I. Spenser is often remembered as one of […]