Abraham Cowley

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English writer essayist human metaphysical poet poet

Abraham Cowley was a 17th-century English poet and essayist known for his metaphysical style and influential role in the development of Renaissance and Cavalier poetry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English writer ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
human ⓘ
metaphysical poet ⓘ
poet ⓘ
allegiance Royalists ⓘ
associatedWith Cavalier poetry ⓘ
surface form: Cavalier poets

English Civil War period ⓘ
birthDate 1618-01-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
deathDate 1667-07-28 ⓘ
deathPlace Chertsey ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
Westminster School ⓘ
employer Henrietta Maria of France ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
genre essay ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
honor Poets’ Corner ⓘ
surface form: buried in Poets' Corner
influenced English Pindaric ode tradition ⓘ
influencedBy John Donne ⓘ
Pindar ⓘ
knownFor Pindaric odes in English ⓘ
influential role in 17th-century English poetry ⓘ
metaphysical conceits ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement Cavalier poetry ⓘ
Metaphysical poetry ⓘ
Renaissance literature ⓘ
name Abraham Cowley self-link ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableWork Davideis ⓘ
Essays ⓘ
Of Agriculture ⓘ
Of Solitude ⓘ
Pindarique Odes ⓘ
The Mistress ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
royalist agent ⓘ
residence Cambridge, England ⓘ
surface form: Cambridge

Oxford ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
wroteInStyle metaphysical poetry ⓘ

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