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Abraham Cowley, ritratto di Peter Lely. Abraham Cowley (Londra, 1618 – Chertsey, 28 luglio 1667) è stato un poeta e saggista inglese, ritenuto uno dei più significativi del suo tempo.
Abraham Cowley (/ ˈ k uː l i /; 1618 – 28 July 1667) was an English poet and essayist born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721.
Abraham Cowley (born 1618, London—died July 28, 1667, Chertsey, Eng.) was a poet and essayist who wrote poetry of a fanciful, decorous nature. He also adapted the Pindaric ode to English verse. Educated at Westminster school and the University of Cambridge , where he became a fellow, he was ejected in 1643 by the Parliament during the Civil ...
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Poet and essayist Abraham Cowley was born in London, England, in 1618. He displayed early talent as a poet, publishing his first collection of poetry, Poetical Blossoms (1633), at the age of 15. Cowley studied at Cambridge University but was stripped of his Cambridge fellowship during the English…
Poeta e saggista (Londra 1618 - ivi 1667). È cronologicamente l'ultimo dei poeti "metafisici" e il precursore di J. Dryden. Precocissimo, nel 1633 divenne famoso con i Poetical Blossoms; pubblicò poi The Mistress (1647), versi d'amore, e la raccolta in folio delle sue poesie (1656), che fu più volte ristampata.
Abraham Cowley, ritratto di Peter Lely Abraham Cowley ( Londra , 1618 – Chertsey , 28 luglio 1667 ) è stato un poeta e saggista inglese , ritenuto uno dei più significativi del suo tempo.
Abraham Cowley (1618– 28 July 1667) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721. Early life and career His father, a wealthy citizen, who died shortly before his birth, was a stationer.
