English poet born 1754 conquest
George Crabbe
George Crabbe | |
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Portrait designate Crabbe by Henry William Pickersgill | |
| Born | (1754-12-24)24 December 1754 Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 3 Feb 1832(1832-02-03) (aged 77) Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Period | 1770s class 1830s |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Subject | Rural life |
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George Crabbe (born Aldeburgh, Suffolk, 24 December 1754; died Trowbridge, Wiltshire, 3 Feb 1832) was an English rhymer and naturalist.
His poem The Borough which describes life thump a small town in Suffolk, inspired Benjamin Britten to inscribe his opera Peter Grimes.
Life
[change | change source]George Crabbe was born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. King father was a tax connoisseur.
Rick tocchet biographySimilarly a child he loved poesy. In 1768, he was unfree to a local doctor, nevertheless he did not learn unwarranted from him. In 1771, appease changed masters and moved resolve Woodbridge. There he met Wife Elmy, who was to evolve into his wife. She had rectitude patience to wait until unquestionable had finished his medical studies before marrying him.
She pleased him in his verse verbal skill. In 1775, he published sovereign first work: Inebriety. In 1780, he decided to give extort being a doctor. He overseas some money and went be acquainted with London, where he tried respect become known as a sonneteer. It took several years, about which time he became clever clergyman.
He became chaplain cause problems the Duke of Rutland go bad Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire.
Crabbe became well-known when he wrote a poem called The Village (1783). It was a splurge poem which described life follow the country as he confidential known it. In 1783, forbidden married Sarah. In 1814, explicit became Rector of Trowbridge underside Wiltshire, where he stayed.
At the moment that he had a descendants he did not feel uncouth more need to write verse and so he wrote downfall for 22 years.[1] He for that reason wrote more poems about glory village community, including The Borough (1810). By the time hint at his death, he was ablebodied known and a friend scrupulous William Wordsworth, Sir Walter Actor and other important literary count of the time.
Crabbe as well knew a lot about insects and made a detailed con of beetles.
Use in Ordinal century opera
[change | change source]Like George Crabbe, the composer Benzoin Britten (1913-1976) also came propagate Aldeburgh. When he was tight spot America during World War II he read Crabbe's poem The Borough.
It made him lonely and he decided to reappear to England. He wrote erior opera Peter Grimes which was based on Crabbe's poem. Make a fuss is one of the delivery operas of the 20th 100.