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Felicia Hemans | |
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 Felicia Hemans by William Edward West | |
| Born | 25 September 1793 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 16 May 1835 (aged 41) Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Welsh, English, British |
| Period | Late Romantic |
| Genre | Poetry |
Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet (who identified as Welsh by adoption).[1][2] Regarded as the leading female poet of her day, Hemans was immensely popular during her lifetime in both England and the United States, and was second only to Lord Byron in terms of sales.[3]
Two of her opening lines, "The boy stood on the burning deck"[4] and "The stately homes of England", have acquired classic status.[5]
- ^ "The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck". 19 March 2013.
- ^ Hendon, S. & Byrne, A. & Singer, R., (2018) “Reviews”, International Journal of Welsh Writing in English 5(1), p.1-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/ijwwe.5.4
- ^ Wilson, Frances (2000). "The Italy of Human Beings". London Review of Books. 22 (22).
- ^ Robson, Catherine (2005). "Standing on the Burning Deck: Poetry, Performance, History" (PDF). PMLA. 120 (1 Special Topic: On Poetry (Jan., 2005)): 148–162.
- ^ Armstrong, I.; Blain, V. (12 February 1999). Women's Poetry, Late Romantic to Late Victorian: Gender and Genre, 1830–1900. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-27021-7.