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poeta inglés del prerromanticismo (1716-1771)

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Thomas Gray was an English poet and classical scholar who lived from 1716 to 1771 and is remembered as one of the important literary figures of the eighteenth century. His most famous work, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," remains widely read today and helped establish him as a significant voice in English poetry during his lifetime.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Thomas
Family name
Gray
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Cambridge
Occupation
writer
Position held
professor
Educated at
Eton College
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
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PortraitThomasGrayByJohnGilesEccart1747to1748.jpg
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Thomas Gray
date of birth
1716-00-00
date of death
1771-00-00
has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
writing language
English language
start of work period
1742-00-00
ethnic group
English people
place of burial
Buckinghamshire
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Thomas Gray (Londres, 26 de diciembre de 1716 – Cambridge, 30 de julio de 1771), fue un poeta inglés del prerromanticismo, erudito clásico y profesor de historia en la Universidad de Cambridge, uno de los poetas de cementerio. Considerado uno de los hombres más eruditos de su época. Su poesía no es muy abundante, pero sí selecta. Su obra más conocida es Elegía sobre un cementerio de aldea (Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, 1751), que se cree que escribió en el cementerio de Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. Otras obras: El bardo y Progreso de la poesía.

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