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Graveyard poets

Index Graveyard poets

See also: Romantic literature in English The "Graveyard Poets", also termed "Churchyard Poets", were a number of pre-Romantic English poets of the 18th century characterised by their gloomy meditations on mortality, "skulls and coffins, epitaphs and worms" elicited by the presence of the graveyard. [1]

38 relations: Antiquarian, Ballad, Christian, Christopher Smart, Death, Dejection: An Ode, Edward Young, Elegy, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, English language, Gothic fiction, Henry Kirke White, James Macpherson, James Thomson (poet, born 1700), John Keats, Joseph Warton, Mark Akenside, Night-Thoughts, Ode, Ode on Melancholy, Oliver Goldsmith, Robert Blair (poet), Romantic literature in English, Romantic poetry, Romanticism, Sublime (philosophy), The Grave (poem), Thomas Chatterton, Thomas Gray, Thomas Parnell, Thomas Percy (bishop of Dromore), Thomas Warton, William Collins (poet), William Cowper, 1721 in poetry, 1742 in poetry, 1743 in poetry, 1751 in poetry.

Antiquarian

An antiquarian or antiquary (from the Latin: antiquarius, meaning pertaining to ancient times) is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.

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Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music.

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Christian

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Christopher Smart

Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 21 May 1771), was an English poet.

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Death

Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

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Dejection: An Ode

"Dejection: An Ode" is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1802.

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Edward Young

Edward Young (3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts.

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Elegy

In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray, completed in 1750 and first published in 1751.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Gothic fiction

Gothic fiction, which is largely known by the subgenre of Gothic horror, is a genre or mode of literature and film that combines fiction and horror, death, and at times romance.

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Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White (21 March 1785 – 19 October 1806) was an English poet.

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James Macpherson

James Macpherson (Gaelic: Seumas MacMhuirich or Seumas Mac a' Phearsain; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poems.

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James Thomson (poet, born 1700)

James Thomson (c. 11 September 1700 – 27 August 1748) was a British poet and playwright, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia!".

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John Keats

John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English Romantic poet.

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Joseph Warton

Joseph Warton (April 1722 – 23 February 1800) was an English academic and literary critic.

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Mark Akenside

Mark Akenside (9 November 1721 – 23 June 1770) was an English poet and physician.

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Night-Thoughts

The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, better known simply as Night-Thoughts, is a long poem by Edward Young published in nine parts (or "nights") between 1742 and 1745.

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Ode

An ode (from ōdḗ) is a type of lyrical stanza.

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Ode on Melancholy

"Ode on Melancholy" is one of five odes composed by English poet John Keats in the spring of 1819, along with "Ode on a Grecian Urn", "Ode to a Nightingale", "Ode on Indolence", and "Ode to Psyche".

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Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773).

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Robert Blair (poet)

Robert Blair (17 April 1699 – 4 February 1746) was a Scottish poet.

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Romantic literature in English

Romanticism was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century.

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Romantic poetry

Romantic poetry is the poetry of the Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century.

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Romanticism

Romanticism (also known as the Romantic era) was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850.

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Sublime (philosophy)

In aesthetics, the sublime (from the Latin sublīmis) is the quality of greatness, whether physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual, or artistic.

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The Grave (poem)

The Grave is a blank verse poem by the Scottish poet Robert Blair.

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Thomas Chatterton

Thomas Chatterton (20 November 1752 – 24 August 1770) was an English poet whose precocious talents ended in suicide at age 17.

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Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771) was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and professor at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

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Thomas Parnell

Thomas Parnell (11 September 1679 – 24 October 1718) was an Anglo-Irish poet and clergyman who was a friend of both Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.

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Thomas Percy (bishop of Dromore)

Thomas Percy (13 April 1729 – 30 September 1811) was Bishop of Dromore, County Down, Ireland.

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Thomas Warton

Thomas Warton (9 January 1728 – 21 May 1790) was an English literary historian, critic, and poet.

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William Collins (poet)

William Collins (25 December 1721 – 12 June 1759) was an English poet.

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William Cowper

William Cowper (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist.

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1721 in poetry

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1742 in poetry

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1743 in poetry

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1751 in poetry

— Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard, published this year Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graveyard_poets

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