Edward Young
1683
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1765
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: Romanticism, Sentimentalism
country of citizenship: Great Britain
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Corpus Christi College, Winchester College, New College
occupation: poet, playwright, literary critic, writer
Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts, a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the most popular poems of the century, influencing Goethe and Edmund Burke, among many others, with its notable illustrations by William Blake. Young also took holy orders, and wrote many fawning letters in search of preferment, attracting accusations of insincerity. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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