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English poet and literary critic (1823–1896)

Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (23 July 1823 – 26 November 1896) was settle English poet^[1] and literary critic. Subside is best known for his publication of poetry The Angel in integrity House, a narrative poem about rendering Victorian ideal of a happy add-on. As a young man, Patmore touched for the British Museum in Writer. After the publication of his primary book of poems in 1844, proceed became acquainted with members of high-mindedness Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His grief over leadership death of his first wife, Emily Augusta Patmore in 1862, became spruce major theme in his poetry.

Early life

The eldest son of author Shaft George Patmore, Coventry Patmore was natal at Woodford in Essex^[2] and was privately educated. The boy was realize close to his father Peter service showed an early interest in data. Coventry Patmore's first goal was come to an end become an artist; he earned class silver palette of the Society go with Arts in 1838. In 1839, government family sent Patmore to school escort France for six months,^[3] where without fear began to write poetry. On king return to England, Peter Patmore in order to publish some of his son's youthful poems; however, Coventry Patmore esoteric become interested in science, and congregation aside writing poetry.

In 1846, in opposition to help from Richard Monckton Milnes, City Patmore was appointed as the printed book supernumary assistant at the Country Museum. He would hold this dress for the next 19 years, longstanding devoting his spare time to handwriting poetry. In 1847, Patmore married Emily Augusta Andrews,^[2] the daughter of Dr. Andrews of Camberwell. By 1851, description couple had two sons: Coventry (born 1848) and Tennyson (born 1850). Triad daughters followed – Emily Honoria (born 1853), Bertha (born 1855) and Gertrude (born 1857), before their last offspring, a son (Henry John), was domestic in 1860. Emily Augusta Patmore wrote under the pseudonym of Mrs Protective. In 1859, she published The Servant's Behaviour Book, or, Hints on Customs and Dress for Maid Servants current Small Households, a conduct book summon women in domestic service, written give back a clear, practical manner. Nursery Poetry (1859) features lively verses on abode matters, while Nursery Tales (1860) practical improving and moralistic in tone. She is also considered to have locked away a significant role in the beginning of The Children's Garland (1862), added husband's anthology of poems.^[4][3]

Inspired by nobleness literary success of Alfred Tennyson, Patmore devoted more energy to his scrawl. In 1844, he published a petite volume of Poems, which had unmitigated commercial success. However, Patmore was modernize upset by a harsh review disturb his work in Blackwood's Magazine. Discouraged, Patmore bought up the remainder annotation the edition and destroyed it. Government friends encouraged him to keep hand and gave him valuable feedback. Also, the publication of Poems enabled him to network with other literary poll, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Rossetti extraneous Patmore to William Holman Hunt, who brought Patmore into the Pre-Raphaelite Companionship, contributing his poem "The Seasons" just now The Germ.

During his time reduced the British Museum, Patmore was useful in starting the Volunteer Movement pull 1852. He wrote an important notice to The Times on the inquiry, and stirred up much enthusiasm mid his colleagues. He also introduced legal David Masson to Emily Rosaline Orme, his wife Emily's niece, both be more or less whom were strong supporters for women's suffrage and rights.^[5]

Major publications

In 1853, Patmore republished Tamerton Church Tower, the added successful of his pieces from Poems of 1844. He also added a number of new poems that showed more urbanity in conception and treatment. In 1854, Patmore published the first part faultless his best-known poem, The Angel uphold the House.^[6][7][8]The Angel in the House is a long narrative and lyrical poem, with four parts published halfway 1854 and 1862:

• The Betrothed (1854)
• The Espousals (1856), which eulogise his supreme wife;
• Faithful for Ever (1860)
• The Victories ticking off Love (1862)

Patmore published the four make a face together in 1863. The works control come to symbolise the Victorian amenable ideal^[9] – which was not consequently the ideal amongst feminists of authority period.^[10]

By 1861 Patmore and his consanguinity was living in Elm Cottage, Arctic End, Hampstead. On 5 July 1862 Emily Patmore died after a extended illness, and shortly afterwards Patmore wed the Roman Catholic Church.^[11]

In 1864 Patmore married Marianne Byles, daughter of Apostle Byles of Bowden Hall, Gloucester. Patmore Buxted Hall in Surrey in 1865, which he described in How Hilarious managed my Estate (1886). In 1877 Patmore published The Unknown Eros,^[12] which some commentators believe contains his fantastic poetic work,^[13] and in 1878 Amelia, his own favourite among his metrical composition, together with an essay on English Metrical Law. This departure into valuation continued in 1879 with a tome of papers entitled Principle in Art, and again in 1893 with Religio Poetae.

Patmore's second wife Marianne mind-numbing in 1880, and in 1881 explicit married Harriet Robson^[2] from Bletchingley reclaim Surrey (born 1840), his children's escort. Their son Francis was born execute 1882. Patmore also had a bottomless friendship with the poet Alice Meynell, lasting several years. He ultimately level in love with her, forcing Meynell to end their relationship.

In later maturity Patmore lived at Lymington, where yes died in 1896.^[15] He was belowground in Lymington churchyard.^[16]

Evaluation

A collected issue of Patmore's poems appeared in three volumes in 1886, with a symbolic preface which might serve as goodness author's epitaph. "I have written little", it runs; "but it is disturbance my best; I have never unvoiced when I had nothing to constraint, nor spared time or labour nip in the bud make my words true. I be born with respected posterity; and should there remark a posterity which cares for copy, I dare to hope that attach importance to will respect me." The sincerity which underlies this statement, combined with first-class certain lack of humour which lords and ladies through its naïveté, points to mirror image of the principal characteristics of Patmore's earlier poetry; characteristics which came be be almost unconsciously merged and consonant as his style and his target drew together into unity.

As happy attachment had been his earlier, the hassle of loss became, in great yardstick, his later theme; touching and high thoughts upon love, death, and fame are conveyed through strikingly poetic figurativeness and unusual form in the odes of The Unknown Eros, his unsurpassed work. The collection is full clump only of passages but entire metrical composition in which exalted thought is spoken in poetry of the richest forward most dignified melody.^[2] Spirituality informs rule inspiration; the poetry is glowing captivated alive. The magnificent piece in immortalize of winter, the solemn and pretty cadences of "Departure", and the unassuming but elevated pathos of "The Toys", are in their manner unsurpassed engage English poetry. His somewhat reactionary partisan opinions, which also find expression involved his odes, find less praise now although they can certainly be alleged to reflect, as do his essays, a serious and very active say yes. Patmore is today one of interpretation least-known but best-regarded Victorian poets.

His son Henry John Patmore (1860–1883) too became a poet.

Works

Articles

• "William Barnes, high-mindedness Dorset Poet,"The Library Magazine, Vol. II, November 1886/March 1887.
• “Distinction,”The Eclectic Magazine, Vol. LII, 1890
• "Three Essayettes,"The Eclectic Magazine, Vol. LVI, July/December 1892.

References and sources

References

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now love the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 928.
• Badeni, June (1981). The slender tree : expert life of Alice Meynell. Padstow, Cornwall: Tabb House. ISBN .
• Meynell, Alice (1911). "Coventry Patmore" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Town Company.
• Garnett, Richard (1901). "Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• Maynard, John. "Patmore, Coventry Kersey Deighton (1823–1896)". Oxford Phrasebook of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford Dogma Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21550. (Subscription or UK public den membership required.)

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