COWLEY, ABRAHAM

COWLEY, ABRAHAM
   poet and essayist, born in London; a contemporary of Milton, whom he at one time outshone, but has now fallen into neglect; he was an ardent royalist, and catered to the taste of the court, which, however, brought him no preferment at the Restoration; he was a master of prose, and specially excelled in letter-writing; he does not seem to have added much to the literature of England, except as an essayist, and in this capacity has been placed at the head of those who cultivated that clear, easy, and natural style which culminated in Addison (1618-1667).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Cowley,Abraham — Cow·ley (kouʹlē), Abraham. 1618 1667. English metaphysical poet whose works include Davideis (1656), an epic on the life of King David. * * * …   Universalium

  • Cowley, Abraham — (1618, Londres–28 jul. 1667, Chertsey, Inglaterra). Poeta y ensayista británico. Fue profesor titular en Cambridge, pero durante las guerras civiles inglesas, sus opiniones políticas le valieron la expulsión de la universidad. Se allegó a la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Cowley, Abraham — (1618 1667)    Poet, s. of a grocer or stationer in London, where he was b. In childhood he was greatly influenced by reading Spenser, a copy of whose poems was in the possession of his mother. This, he said, made him a poet. His first book,… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Abraham Cowley — Abraham Cowley, retrato por Peter Lely. Abraham Cowley (Londres, 1618 Chertsey, 28 de julio de 1667), es uno de los poetas metafísicos ingleses del siglo XVII. Expatriado por monárquico. Vivió fuera …   Wikipedia Español

  • Abraham (Vorname) — Abraham ist ein männlicher Vorname, kommt aber auch als Familienname vor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung des Namens 2 Namenstage 3 Varianten 4 Bekannte Namensträger 4.1 Vorname …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Abraham Cowley — (1618, Londres 28 juillet 1667), poète anglais. Il fit des vers dès son enfance et publia un premier recueil à 15 ans (les Fleurs poétiques). Pendant la guerre civile, il s attacha au parti de Charles Ier Stuart, suivit la reine en …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Abraham Cowley — [Abraham Cowley] (1618–67) an English doctor and writer of poems, and one of the first members of the ↑Royal Society. His most popular work is The Mistress, a collection of love poems …   Useful english dictionary

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