Gray,Thomas

Gray,Thomas
Gray, Thomas. 1716-1771.
British poet considered a forerunner of English romanticism. His most famous work is Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1751).

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  • Gray, Thomas — born Dec. 26, 1716, London, Eng. died July 30, 1771, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire British poet. He studied and later settled at Cambridge, where he wrote poems of wistful melancholy filled with truisms phrased in striking, quotable lines. Though his …   Universalium

  • Gray, Thomas — (1716 1771)    Born in London into a prosperous family, he was a studious boy who disliked the sports ethos of Eton College, where he was educated from the age of eight. He was at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, between 1734 1738 but left without… …   British and Irish poets

  • Gray, Thomas — ► (1716 71) Poeta británico. Autor de Elegía escrita en un cementerio rural (1751). * * * (26 dic. 1716, Londres, Inglaterra–30 jul. 1771, Cambridge, Cambridgshire). Poeta británico. Estudió y más tarde se estableció en Cambridge, donde escribió… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • GRAY, THOMAS —    English poet, born in Cornhill, London, for whom Horace Walpole conceived a warm attachment, which, after a brief rupture, lasted with life; gave himself up to the study of Greek literature, and began to cultivate the muse of poetry; produced… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Gray, Thomas — (1716 1771)    Poet, was b. in London, the s. of a scrivener, who, though described as a respectable citizen, was of so cruel and violent a temper that his wife had to separate from him. To his mother and her sister, who carried on a business, G …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Thomas Gray — (* 26. Dezember 1716 in London; † 30. Juli 1771 in Cambridge) war ein englischer Dichter, Gelehrter und Briefe Schreiber. Thomas Gray wurde in London geboren und lebte mit seiner Mutter, nachdem diese ihren gewalttätigen Ehemann, einen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thomas Gray — Thomas Gray. Thomas Gray (Londres, 26 de diciembre de 1716 – Cambridge, 30 de julio de 1771), fue un poeta inglés, erudito clásico y profesor de historia en la Universidad de Cambridge, uno de los poetas de cementerio. Considerado uno de los… …   Wikipedia Español

  • GRAY (T.) — GRAY THOMAS (1716 1771) Solitaire et mélancolique, grand admirateur de la nature «sauvage», Thomas Gray, l’un des grands noms de la poésie anglaise du XVIIIe siècle, manifesta aussi un intérêt profond pour les littératures celtique et nordique,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Gray — /gray/, n. 1. Asa /ay seuh/, 1810 88, U.S. botanist. 2. Thomas, 1716 71, English poet. * * * (as used in expressions) gray fox Gray Asa Gray Thomas Otis Harrison Gray Anne Gray Harvey * * * ▪ physics       unit of absorbed dose of i …   Universalium

  • Gray Matters — Données clés Titre original Gray Matters Réalisation Sue Kramer (II) Acteurs principaux Heather Graham Thomas Cavanagh Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

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