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Alfred Edward Housman (/ ˈhaʊsmən /; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936) was an English classical scholar and poet. After an initially poor performance while at university, he took employment as a clerk in London and established his academic reputation by first publishing as a private scholar.
Apr 3, 2017 · A. E. Housman (1859-1936) was a British poet known for his nostalgic and melancholic verse. This web page lists and analyses 10 of his most famous and representative poems, from 'Loveliest of trees, the cherry now' to 'To an Athlete Dying Young'.
At first glance, it can be a major surprise that the author of the enormously popular poetry collection A Shropshire Lad was a classical scholar by the name of A.E. Housman. Alfred Edward Housman was born in Worcestershire, England, and he was profoundly affected by his mother’s death when he was 12.
A.E. Housman (born March 26, 1859, Fockbury, Worcestershire, Eng.—died April 30, 1936, Cambridge) was an English scholar and celebrated poet whose lyrics express a Romantic pessimism in a spare, simple style.
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Learn about the life and work of Alfred Edward Housman, a classicist and poet who wrote A Shropshire Lad and Last Poems. Explore his themes of pastoral beauty, unrequited love, grief, death, and patriotism.
A.E. Housman, born Alfred Edward Housman, in March 1859, is best known for his simple style, memorable and moving images that made his work popular during his lifetime. His collection A Shropshire Lad, a cycle of 63 poems, is his most widely read.
Jun 8, 2007 · A. E. Housman: A Life in Brief. lfred Edward Housman had two careers and excelled in both. He was a popular poet (still is) and one of his country's greatest Latinists. He was born in 1859 in Worcestershire with the Clee Hills of Shropshire on the western horizon.
