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William Collins (1) (1721–1759)

Autor(a) de The Poetical Works of Gray and Collins

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About the Author

Collins published only a handful of poems before insanity clouded the remainder of his brief life. In 1754 he was confined to an asylum, having suffered from mental illness since 1751. His odes and lyrics, often difficult for the casual reader to grasp, have come to be regarded by some eminent mostrar mais critics as masterworks and touchstones of political taste. The young Coleridge wrote that Collins's Ode on the Poetical Character (1747) had moved him as much as anything in Shakespeare. Two of his other best-known works are Ode to Evening and Ode Written in the Beginning of the Year 1746. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Obras por William Collins

Associated Works

English Poetry, Volume II: From Collins to Fitzgerald (1910) — Contribuidor — 493 exemplares
Eighteenth-Century English Literature (1969) — Autor — 186 exemplares
The Standard Book of British and American Verse (1932) — Contribuidor — 114 exemplares
Poetry anthology (2000) — Contribuidor, algumas edições6 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1721-12-25
Data de falecimento
1759-06-12
Localização do túmulo
St. Andrew's Church, Chichester, England
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
England
UK
Local de nascimento
Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Local de falecimento
London, England, UK
Locais de residência
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Educação
University of Oxford (Magdalen and Queen's Colleges)
Ocupações
poet
translator

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Críticas

I far preferred Gray's work to that of Collins. The latter's Eclogues were fine, but much of the rest of his poetry left me cold. I think it may be that he made many references to issues and people topical for him, of which I have neither knowledge nor interest. Gray, however, deals with more universal, timeless themes, which remain relevant despite the stretch of time since he wrote. I suppose it is no accident that Gray is the more remembered.
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Michael.Rimmer | Feb 19, 2019 |

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Obras
18
Also by
6
Membros
155
Popularidade
#135,097
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
1
ISBN
60
Línguas
2

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