Writers and poets of England

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Writers and poets of England

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Usually the beginning of English literature refers to the beginning Anglo-Saxon period. The first major monuments of Anglo-Saxon literature - Latin monuments - belong to members of the clergy: Aldgelm , who lived in the second half of VII century, the author of florid prose and poetry Bede (672-735) - author of the famous "Ecclesiastical History of England ' Alcuin (died in 804) - scholar monk, an expert on grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, who moved to the age of 60 at the court of Charlemagne). The Anglo-Saxon literature

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Renaissance XVI century - the heyday of English humanism, which arose here later than Vitale, met with the Reformation. Classical Literature and Italian poetry have a great influence on English literature. Blooms form sonnet Thomas Wyatt entered and followed by a more developed talent Earl Surrey. John Lyly wrote the novel " Evfues ", which marked the beginning euphuism. Best novel in this style- "Rosalind" Thomas Lodge.

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Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875) - Danish writer and poet, author of the world-famous fairy tales for children and adults: "The Ugly Duckling", "Emperor's New Clothes," "The Shadow," "The Princess and the Pea." Hans Christian Andersen

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Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, nee Miller (1890-1976) - English writer. Is among the world's most famous writers of detective fiction, and is one of the most published authors in history (after the Bible and Shakespeare). Books Agatha Christie published circulation of more than 2 billion copies and been translated into over 100 languages. AGATHA MARY CLARISSA CHRISTIE She also holds the record for the maximum number of theatrical works. Agatha Christie play "The Mousetrap" (Eng. Mousetrap) was first staged in 1952 and is still continuously demonstrated on the stage in London. Agatha Miller was born September 15, 1890 in Torquay ( Torquay ), Devon.

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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) - English dramatist and poet; was an actor of the royal troupe. Poem "Venus and Adonis" (1593) - on the mythological story, " Lucretia " (1594) - from Roman history. "Shakespeare canon" (undoubtedly belonging to him play) includes 37 dramas. William Shakespeare

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Arthur Conan Doyle Scottish and English writer, who brought worldwide fame detective work - Sherlock Holmes, adventure and science fiction - of Professor Challenger, humorous - about Brigadier Gerard.

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Charles Dickens John Huff (Charles John Huffam Dickens; February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England - June 9, 1870, Higham (Eng.) Russian., England) - English writer, novelist and essayist. The most popular English-language writer in his lifetime, he presently has a reputation as a classic of world literature, one of the greatest novelists of the XIX century. Charles Dickens

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Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) publicly known only as the author of the famous "Gulliver's Travels." However, this talented satirist England proved himself a brave journalist, philosopher, poet and social activist, more likely to advocate for solving the problems of their native Irish. His confessor he is considered well-known writers of the 19th century.

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Samuel Richardson Samuel Richardson (1689 - 1761) can rightly be called the founding father of "sensitive" literature of England, who will continue to writers of the 19th century. Three novels-whales - "Pamela, or of rewarding virtue," "Clarissa, or the history of the young ladies" and "History of Sir Charles Grandison " - he formed the foundation of his world-wide fame.

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Walter Scott Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) first used the fashionable today the word "freelance" (in "Ivanhoe"), and it was not a free artist, and hired a medieval warrior. In addition to writing and poetry, history and the legal profession, the founder of the historical novel of the 19th century was not alien and collecting antiques.

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Thomas More (1478 - 1535), from which, actually originated the famous English writer, despite the "serious" origin of the well-known family in London judge since childhood had exceptional fun. 13 years he was in the service of the Archbishop of Canterbury John Morton . Thomas More

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Joseph Addison Joseph Addison (Eng. Joseph Addison; May 1, 1672 - June 17, 1719) - writer, playwright, aesthetics, politics, and the poet, who was at the forefront of the English Enlightenment. Addison contested Richard Steele and Daniel Defoe title of the first journalist in the history of Europe. In addition to journal articles and political poems, and has published popular in the XVIII century tragedy "Cato" (1713).

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Samuel Butler (born. Samuel Butler, December 4, 1835, Langar , Nottinghamshire - June 18, 1902, London) - English writer, artist, translator, one of the classics of Victorian literature. Samuel Butler