Richard Lovelace

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Richard Lovelace was a 17th-century English Cavalier poet and Royalist soldier best known for his lyrical verses celebrating honor, love, and loyalty, such as "To Althea, from Prison."

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instanceOf Cavalier poet
human
poet
soldier
allegiance Charles I of England NERFINISHED
associatedWith Royalist literary culture
burialPlace St Bride's Church, Fleet Street NERFINISHED
causeOfImprisonment support for the Royalist cause
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1617
dateOfDeath 1657
describedAs one of the finest Cavalier lyric poets
educatedAt Charterhouse School NERFINISHED
Gloucester Hall, Oxford NERFINISHED
University of Oxford
ethnicGroup English
familyName Lovelace NERFINISHED
famousLine Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage
father Sir William Lovelace NERFINISHED
floruit 1640s
genre love poetry
lyric poetry
political poetry
givenName Richard
imprisonedBy Parliamentarians
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryPeriod 17th century
militaryBranch Royalist army NERFINISHED
mother Anne Barne Lovelace NERFINISHED
movement Cavalier poetry NERFINISHED
name Richard Lovelace NERFINISHED
notableWork Lucasta NERFINISHED
To Althea, from Prison NERFINISHED
To Lucasta, Going to the Wars NERFINISHED
occupation poet
soldier
participantIn English Civil War NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kent NERFINISHED
Woolwich NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalAlignment Royalist
sexOrGender male
sibling Francis Lovelace NERFINISHED
workSubject honor
love
loyalty

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Cavalier poetry hasNotablePractitioner Richard Lovelace