Coventry Patmore | |
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 Portrait of Coventry Patmore, by John Singer Sargent, 1894. | |
| Born | Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore 23 July 1823 Essex, England |
| Died | 26 November 1896 (aged 73) Lymington, England |
| Occupation | Poet and critic |
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Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (23 July 1823 – 26 November 1896) was an English poet[1] and literary critic. He is best known for his book of poetry The Angel in the House, a narrative poem about the Victorian ideal of a happy marriage. As a young man, Patmore worked for the British Museum in London. After the publication of his first book of poems in 1844, he became acquainted with members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. After the death of his first wife, Emily Augusta Patmore in 1862, his grief over her death became a major theme in his poetry.
- ^ "Coventry Patmore, the Poet of Love", The Literary Digest, 27 February 1897.