English Poets and Poems:(English
Literature)
Here, we will know
about the prominent writers / poets and about ther major works.
01. John Milton: Kown as
“Epic poet”.
a) Born: 09December,1608
b) Birth place: Bread Street ,London, England
c) Died: 08November,1674(aged 65)
d)Death place: London, England
e) Pseudonym:
f) Major works: Paradise Lost(1667),
Paradise Regained(1671), Samson Agonistes(1671),
John Milton (1608–1674) was one of the most
significant English poets of the 17th century. He is mainly renound for his
epic poem “Paradise Lost”.In this great epic, Milton explores profound
theological and philosophical questions. Here, he has portrayed the fall of
humanity through the rebellion of Satan and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from
the Garden of Eden.His influential prose works, such as
“Areopagitica,” a passionate defense of free speech and press.
02. Charlotte Bronte:
Victorian woman writer.
a) Born:
21 April,1816
b) Birth
place: Thornton, England.
c) Died:
31 March, 1885
d) Death
place: Haworth, England.
e) Pseudonym:
Currer Bell
f) Major
works: Jane Eyre(1847), Shirly(1849), Villette(1853), The Professor(1857).
03. Emily Bronte
Born:
30 July,1818
Birth
place: Thornton, England.
Died:
19 December 1848(aged 30)
Death place: Haworth, England.
Pseudonym:
04. Anne Bronte
Born:
17 January, 1820
Birth
place: Thornton, England Died: 28
May,1849(aged 29)
Death place:
Scarborough, England.
Major
works: Agnes Grey(1847), The Tenant of Wildfell Hall(1848)
05. Geoffrey Chaucer: The
Father of English Literature
Born:
c. 1340s-25 October 1400
Birth
place: Died:
Death place:
Major
works:
06. John Dryden
Born:
19 August 1631
Birth
place: Northamptonshire, England
Died: 12May,1700(aged 68)
Death place: London England
Major
works: Absalom and Achiltophel,
Marriage
a- la-Mode, Mac Flecknoe, The Indin Queen, The conquest Granda of the
Spaniards, King Arthur, Secret Love or the Maien Queen, Annus Mirabills, The
Hind and the Panther, of Drmatic poesie-an essay
07. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Born:
14August, 1792
Birth
place: Sussex, England
Died: 08 July, 1822(aged 29)
Death place: Gulf of La Spezia, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy)
Major
works: Ode to the West Wind, Ozymandias, Music, To a Skylark, The Cloud, The
Mask of Anarchy, When Soft Voices Die
08. Ben Jonson
Born:
c.11 June1572
Birth
Place: Westminster, England
Died:
c.16 August,1637(aged 65)
Death
place: London, England
Major
works: Every Man in his Humour, Volpone or The Fox, The Alchemist, Bartholomew