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Alfred Edward Housman (Bromsgrove, 26 marzo 1859 – Cambridge, 30 aprile 1936) è stato un poeta e filologo classico inglese, anche noto per aver scritto la raccolta poetica A Shropshire Lad (Un ragazzo dello Shropshire).
Alfred Edward Housman (/ ˈ h aʊ s m ən /; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936) was an English classical scholar and poet. After an initially poor performance while at university, he took employment as a clerk in London and established his academic reputation by publishing as a private scholar at first.
At first glance, it can be a major surprise that the author of the enormously popular poetry collection A Shropshire Lad was a classical scholar by the name of A.E. Housman. Alfred Edward Housman was born in Worcestershire, England, and he was profoundly affected by his mother’s death when he was…
Poeta e latinista inglese (Valley House, Fockbury, Worcestershire, 1859 - Cambridge 1936). Conoscitore profondo delle letterature classiche (ebbe la cattedra di latino al University College di Londra, 1892-1911, e poi a Cambridge, 1911-36); curò l' Astronomicon di Manilio (1903-30), edizioni di Giovenale, di Lucano e di Ovidio, geniali ...
30 apr 2024 · Alfred Edward Housman. Born: March 26, 1859, Fockbury, Worcestershire, Eng. Died: April 30, 1936, Cambridge (aged 77) Notable Works: “A Shropshire Lad”. “To an Athlete Dying Young”. “When I Was One-and-Twenty”.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 apr 2017 · A. E. Housman (1859-1936) didn’t write a great deal of poetry, but the poems he left behind are loved by millions around the world. But what are Housman’s best poems? Drawing up a ‘top ten’ has proved difficult.
Poeta e latinista, nato nello Shropshire il 26 marzo 1859: fratello maggiore di Laurence Housman, scrittore e artista. Nel 1892 fu nominato professore di latino all'University College di Londra, e nel 1911 alla stessa cattedra presso l'università di Cambridge, ove è Fellow del Trinity College.
