Drayton,Michael
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DRAYTON, Michael — (c. 1563 1631) Michael Drayton s contemporaries set him in company with Edmund Spenser* and Philip Sidney* for his contributions to the creation of an English literature. Probably born in Hartshill, Warwickshire, of yeoman stock, Drayton is… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Drayton, Michael — ▪ English poet born 1563, Hartshill, Warwickshire, Eng. died 1631, London English poet, the first to write odes in English in the manner of Horace. Drayton spent his early years in the service of Sir Henry Goodere, to whom he owed his… … Universalium
Drayton, Michael — (1563 1631) It is conjectured that Drayton was born at Hartshill, near Atherstone, Warwickshire, and that he was in the service of Sir Henry Goodere of Powlesworth, Warwickshire, who seems to have played a part in Drayton s education. Just as… … British and Irish poets
Drayton, Michael — (1563 1631) English poet known for his historical verse but also for his pastorals and sonnets. His outstanding work was Poly Olbion, a topographical survey of Britain. Many of his historical poems dealt with figures and events from the… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
DRAYTON, MICHAEL — an English poet, born In Warwickshire, like Shakespeare; was one of the three chief patriotic poets, Warner and Daniel being the other two, which arose in England after her humiliation of the pride of Spain, although he was no less… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Drayton, Michael — (1563 1631) Poet, b. in Warwickshire, was in early life page to a gentleman, and was possibly at Camb. or Oxf. His earliest poem, The Harmonie of the Church, was destroyed. His next was The Shepherd s Garland (1593), afterwards reprinted as… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Michael Drayton — Drayton in 1599. Michael Drayton (1563 – 23 December 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. Contents 1 Biography … Wikipedia
Michael Drayton — Michael Drayton. Michael Drayton (Harshull, Warwick, 1563 23 de diciembre de 1631) fue un poeta inglés que destacó en la era isabelina. Aunque no era de origen noble, estuvo todo su vida ligado a la aristocracia desempeñando algún empleo en la… … Wikipedia Español
Michael Lee (musician) — Michael Lee Birth name Michael Gary Pearson Born 19 November 1969 Darlington,England Died 24 November 2008 (Aged 39) Genres Hard rock Occupations … Wikipedia
Michael Drayton — Michael Drayton, Kupferstich 1619, (unbekannter Künstler, heute National Portrait Gallery, London) Michael Drayton (* 1563 in Hartshill, Warwickshire; † 23. Dezember 1631 in London)[1] war ein englischer … Deutsch Wikipedia
