Книга: Drayton Michael «The Complete Works of Michael Drayton. with Intr. and Notes by R. Hooper»

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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 — Dray·ton (drātʹn), Michael. 1563 1631. English poet who produced a wide range of works, including sonnets, dramas, satires, and eclogues, such as those in Idea, The Shepherd s Garland (1593). * * * …   Universalium

• 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