Project Gutenberg 2005-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 163 Cibber, Theophilus 1703 1758 The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II. Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Fred Robinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland" by Theophilus Cibber is a historical account written in the mid-18th century. This work, which forms part of a multi-volume collection, delves deeply into the lives and contributions of various poets from Great Britain and Ireland, documenting their careers, styles, and notable works. The opening of this volume begins with a note about its publication and the intention to compile the lives of various poets, showcasing the contributions of lesser-known figures, such as Anthony Brewer and Thomas May. Each poet is introduced with summaries of their works, influence, and context within their time, often highlighting their interactions with contemporaneous literary and political figures. For instance, the narrative recounts how Brewer's talent stemmed from the era of Charles I, detailing his various plays and the impact of his work, as well as including interesting anecdotes that connect these poets to historical events, like Oliver Cromwell’s performance in one of Brewer’s plays. Overall, the text reveals both the personal and artistic dimensions of each poet, setting the stage for a comprehensive exploration of their literary legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 Poets, Irish -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Biographies Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 660586 660514 2024-10-07T10:39:36.850412 2023-09-07T11:08:36.861872 text/html text/html 669193 2020-12-12T08:43:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 249684 2020-12-12T08:43:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 352573 2024-10-07T10:39:51.274333 application/epub+zip 362073 2024-10-07T10:39:41.711391 application/epub+zip 334117 2024-10-07T10:39:39.800373 application/epub+zip 722391 2024-10-07T10:39:57.972313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678708 2024-10-07T10:39:49.600377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635583 2022-09-08T05:38:52.073013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610729 610622 2024-10-07T10:39:35.267388 2023-09-07T11:08:35.536866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 610520 2020-12-12T08:43:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 235202 2020-12-12T08:43:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 610578 2020-12-12T08:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235131 2020-12-12T08:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21753 2024-10-07T10:39:58.126271 application/rdf+xml 23929 2024-10-07T10:39:40.429373 image/jpeg 4532 2024-10-07T10:39:40.112358 image/jpeg 345054 2024-10-07T10:39:36.911416 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia