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To Lucasta, Going To The Warres
"To Lucasta, Going to the Warres" is a 1649 poem by Richard Lovelace. It was published in the collection ''Lucasta'' by Lovelace of that year. The initial poems were addressed to Lucasta, not clearly identified with any real-life woman, under the titles "Going beyond the Seas" and "Going to the Warres", on a chivalrous note. Text See also * To Althea, from Prison * 1640 in poetry, the year ''Lucasta'' was written * 1649 in poetry Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published * Richard Brome, perhaps the editor, ''Lachrymae Musarum: The Tears of the Muses'', anonymous coll ..., the year the poem was published Notes External links * English poems {{poem-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lovelace (poet)
Richard Lovelace (pronounced , homophone of "loveless") (9 December 1618 – 1657) was an English poet in the seventeenth century. He was a cavalier poet who fought on behalf of the king during the Civil War. His best known works are " To Althea, from Prison", and " To Lucasta, Going to the Warres". Biography Early life and family Richard Lovelace was born on 9 December 1617. His exact birthplace is unknown, and may have been Woolwich, Kent, or Holland.Weidhorn, Manfred. Richard Lovelace. New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1970 He was the oldest son of Sir William Lovelace and Anne Barne Lovelace. He had four brothers and three sisters. His father was from a distinguished military and legal family; the Lovelace family owned a considerable amount of property in Kent. His father, Sir William Lovelace, was a member of the Virginia Company and an incorporator in the second Virginia Company in 1609. He was a soldier and died during the war with Spain and the Dutch Republic in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Althea, From Prison
"To Althea, from Prison" is a poem written by Richard Lovelace in 1642. The poem is one of Lovelace's best-known works, and its final stanza's first line "Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage" is often quoted. Lovelace wrote the poem while imprisoned in Gatehouse Prison adjoining Westminster Abbey due to his effort to have the Clergy Act 1640 annulled. Text Original text Modernised spelling Overview "To Althea, from Prison" was written by Richard Lovelace in 1642 as a result of Lovelace’s imprisonment. That year, Richard Lovelace presented a petition to the British parliament that protested the Bishops Exclusion Bill. The bill prevented those heavily involved with the Church of England from enacting any temporal control. Lovelace, on the other hand, protested that the role of Anglican Bishops that were excluded should be restored in Parliament. Althea's identity is unknown. "She may even have been a product of Lovelace's imagination. However, evidence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1640 In Poetry
Year 164 ( CLXIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Macrinus and Celsus (or, less frequently, year 917 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 164 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Marcus Aurelius gives his daughter Lucilla in marriage to his co-emperor Lucius Verus. * Avidius Cassius, one of Lucius Verus' generals, crosses the Euphrates and invades Parthia. * Ctesiphon is captured by the Romans, but returns to the Parthians after the end of the war. * The Antonine Wall in Scotland is abandoned by the Romans. * Seleucia on the Tigris is destroyed. Births * Bruttia Crispina, Roman empress (d. 191) * Ge Xuan (or Xiaoxian), Chinese Taoist (d. 244) * Yu Fan, Chinese scholar and official (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1649 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published * Richard Brome, perhaps the editor, ''Lachrymae Musarum: The Tears of the Muses'', anonymous collection of elegies on the death of Henry, Lord Hastings; assumed to have been assembled by BromeCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Richard Lovelace, ''Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs, &c., to which is added Aramantha, A Pastoral.'', London: Tho. Harper (see also ''Lucasta: Posthume Poems'' 1659) * John Ogilby, translator, ''The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro'', translation from the original Latin, "a respectable and often sumptuously printed work ..which, until ohnDryden's folio 1697], was not superseded", according to 20th century critic Mark Van DorenMark Van Doren, ''John Dryden: A Study of His Poetry'', p 99, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
