Coventry Patmore
Coventry Patmore | |
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 Portrait by John Singer Sargent, 1894 | |
| Born | Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore 23 July 1823 Essex, England |
| Died | 26 November 1896 (aged 73) Lymington, England |
| Occupations | Poet and critic |
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Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (23 July 1823 – 26 November 1896) was an English poet and literary critic. He is best known for his book of poetry The Angel in the House (1854), a narrative poem about the Victorian ideal of a happy marriage.
After the publication of his first book of poems in 1844, he became acquainted with members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He worked for the British Museum for 19 years, starting in 1846. His grief over the death of his first wife, Emily Augusta Patmore in 1862, became a major theme in his poetry.