Cowley,Abraham
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Cowley, Abraham — born 1618, London died July 28, 1667, Chertsey, Eng. British poet and essayist. He was a fellow at the University of Cambridge but was ejected for his political opinions during the English Civil Wars; he joined the queen s court, performing… … Universalium
Cowley, Abraham — (1618 1667) The son of a London stationer, he was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he and Richard Crashaw became friends. After Crashaw s death Cowley wrote an elegy addressing him as poet and saint. A… … British and Irish poets
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 — 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… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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
Abraham — V. «seno de Abraham». * * * Abraham. □ V. seno de Abraham. * * * Abraham (en hebreo, אַבְרָהָם, en árabe, ابراهيم, Ibrāhīm), es uno de los patriarcas del pueblo de Israel; según la Biblia, debió de nacer en Ur de los caldeos, en la desembocadura… … Enciclopedia Universal
