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Der Poets’ Corner (deutsch: Dichterecke) bezeichnet einen Teil des Querschiffs der Londoner Kirche Westminster Abbey, in dem viele der bedeutendsten englischen (oder englischsprachigen) Dichter, Dramatiker und Schriftsteller begraben sind.
Poets' Corner is a section of the southern transept of Westminster Abbey in London, where many poets, playwrights, and writers are buried or commemorated. The first poet interred in Poets' Corner was Geoffrey Chaucer in 1400. William Shakespeare was commemorated with a monument in 1740, over a century after his death.
Poets’ Corner. Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey, is a place of pilgrimage for literature lovers. More than 100 poets and writers are buried or have memorials here. Many of those buried or remembered in Poets' Corner are world-famous, like William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters and Charles Dickens.
The Poets' Corner is a book of twenty caricatures by English caricaturist, essayist and parodist Max Beerbohm. It was published in 1904 by William Heinemann, and was Beerbohm's second book of caricatures, the first being Caricatures of Twenty-five Gentlemen (1896).
- Sir Max Beerbohm, Mead Co. London: William Heinemann Publisher: Ny: Dodd
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Geoffrey Chaucer is buried in the south transept (or south cross) of Westminster Abbey, now known as Poets' Corner. As the author of The Canterbury Tales Chaucer is, next to Shakespeare, perhaps the most famous English poet, and has been called "The Father of English Poetry".
26. Apr. 2017 · Ever wondered about the origins of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, where over 100 poets and writers are buried or commemorated?
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4. Juni 2015 · Fun facts about Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey – and the writers buried there. Although Geoffrey Chaucer was the first to be buried in Poets’ Corner, his interment in that part of the Abbey only took place in 1556, over a century and a half after his death.
