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John Donne (/ dʌn / DUN; 1571 or 1572 [a] – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. [2] Under Royal Patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). [1] He is considered the preeminent representative of the ...
Alma mater. New York University. Genre. Poetry, fiction. Notable works. In Dreams Begin Responsibilities, Summer Knowledge: New and Selected Poems. Notable awards. Bollingen Prize. Delmore Schwartz (December 8, 1913 – July 11, 1966) was an American poet and short story writer.
John Milton. John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including twelve books, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by ...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (/ ˈkoʊlərɪdʒ / KOH-lə-rij; [1] 21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth. He also shared volumes and ...
Kahlil Gibran. Gibran Khalil Gibran[a][b] (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, [c][d] was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist; he was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. [5] He is best known as the author of The Prophet, which was first published ...
1832. Signature. Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), [2] who went by his middle name Waldo, [3] was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic ...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[a] (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century ...
Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States ...