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| Name: |
Alfred Edward Housman | | Birth Date: |
March 26, 1859 | | Death Date: |
April 30, 1936 | | Place of Birth: |
Fockbury, England | | Place of Death: |
Cambridge, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
poet, scholar |
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Biography of Alfred Edward Housman
656 words, approx. 2 pages
 The English poet and classical scholar Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936) is known for the simplicity of his form and language, the narrow range of his subject matter, and the attitude of traditional stoicism which his poems present. The eldest of seven...
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Biography of Alfred Edward Housman
7,348 words, approx. 25 pages
 Alfred Edward Housman was the greatest English classical scholar of his time and a poet of great ability and mastery within the limitations of his chosen themes and form. A Shropshire Lad, published in 1896 at the author's expense, became one of the...



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A. E. Housman Quotes
2,272 words, approx. 8 pages
 Alfred Edward Housman ( 1859-03-26 - 1936-04-30 ), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 A Shropshire Lad (1896) 1.2 Last Poems (1922)...


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A. E. Housman Information
3,867 words, approx. 13 pages
 Alfred Edward Housman (IPA: [ˈælfɹɪd ˈedwəd ˈhaʊsmən]; March 26, 1859 – April 30, 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost...




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 Freethought Today
A.E. Housman: Poet, Scholar, Atheist
09/01/2006: 1,691 words, approx. 6 pages Though his poetry comprises but four slender volumes-A Shropshire Lad (ASL), Last Poems (LP), More Poem (MP), and Additional Poems (AD)-Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936) belongs to the pantheon of English poets. Born in Worcestershire, in the environs of the Shropshire hills, Housman liked to...
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 Modern Age
Conservatism and creativity in A.E. Housman.
06/22/2005: 6,863 words, approx. 23 pages I As TOM STOPPARD'S The Invention of Love begins, A.E. Housman "aged seventy-seven,... stands on the bank of the Styx watching the approach of the ferryman, Charon," who tells him they have to wait for another passenger. (1) Charon A...
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 The New York Observer
Stoppard\'d5s History Lesson: Russian Revolutionaries 101
12/3/2006: 1,331 words, approx. 4 pages As you enter the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center for the opening installment of The Coast of Utopia, Tom Stoppard’s trilogy about the fate of the revolutionary intellectuals of mid-19th-century Russia, it would be understandable if you were overcome by the fear that you...
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 The New York Observer
Stoppard's History Lesson: Russian Revolutionaries 101
12/3/2006: 1,332 words, approx. 4 pages As you enter the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center for the opening installment of The Coast of Utopia, Tom Stoppard’s trilogy about the fate of the revolutionary intellectuals of mid-19th-century Russia, it would be understandable if you were overcome by the fear that you...



Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 88%
To an Athlete Dying Young
724 words, approx. 2 pages
 Analyzes the poem, To an Athlete Dying Young, by A.E Houseman. Discusses rhyme scheme, meter, assonance and alliteration. Interprets the main theme of the work.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
To an Athlete Dying Young
353 words, approx. 1 pages
 This essay is a book review over A.E. Housman's "To an Athlete Dying Young."
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 Essay Grade: 86%
To an Athlete Dying Young
142 words, approx. 1 pages
 Essay provides a brief analysis of the poem "To An Athlete Dying Young."


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