Born: April 7, 1770, Cockermouth, EnglandDied: April 23, 1850 (aged 80), Rydal, EnglandYears Active: 1973—1850Notable 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 helped to launch […]
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
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 the most important poets in the English language, using an interesting writing style that became known as the Spenserian […]