Lord George Gordon Byron (1788-1824),Romantic Period Literature
Byron was a romantic poet who was extremely handsome but lame. His staggering gait resulting from his lameness later became …
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), Romantic Period Literature
Coleridge was a precocious child who could read at three and recite from memory a great part of the Bible …
William Wordsworth(1770-1850) as a Romantic period Literature
Wordsworth was born at Cockermouth, Cumberland in 1770 which is in the northern part of England. His mother died when …
George Crabbe (1754-1832), Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature
George Crabbe was a poet who stood midway between the Augustans and the Romantics. In form he was classical, but …
William Godwin (1756-1836), Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature
Godwin was a novelist and philosopher. He believed that reason was sufficient to guide the conduct not only of a …
William Collins (1721-1759), Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature
Collins exhibits deeper feelings, especially the feelings of melancholy in his poetry. During his time the heroic and legendary world …
William Collins (1721-1759), Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature
Godwin was a novelist and philosopher. He believed that reason was sufficient to guide the conduct not only of a …
William Cowper (1731-1800), Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature
Cowper was a poet who was born in Hertfordshire in 1731. His father was a clergyman. After his mother’s death, …
William Blake (1757-1827), Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature
Blake was a poet and artist who was the son of a London tradesman. He got little education and earned …
Robert Burns (1759-1796), Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature
Burns was a Scottish poet who was born in poverty. Though he was the son of a farmer, he became …