Person · Open Library
- Born
- June 1681
- Died
- 5 April 1765
- Works
- 127
Top works
- The complaint, or, Night thoughts
- A dish of chocolate for the times
- Night thoughts on life, death, and immortality
- Young's Revenge
- The complaint
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 20
- Total plays
- 459
Tags
big finish
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key dates
- Born
- 1681
- Died
- 5 April 1765
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Upham
- Place of death
- Welwyn
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- New College
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Edward Young by Joseph Highmore Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts, a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the most popular poems of the century, influencing Goethe and Edmund Burke, among many others, and at the end of the century was illustrated by William Blake.
Young took holy orders, and wrote many fawning letters in search of preferment, attracting accusations of insincerity.