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Richard Savage (c. 1697 – 1 August 1743) was an English poet. He is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson's Life of Savage, originally published anonymously in 1744, which is based on one of the most elaborate of Johnson's Lives of the English Poets.
5. Apr. 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 5, 2024 • Article History. Born: c. 1697,, England. Died: Aug. 1, 1743, Bristol. Notable Works: “Miscellaneous Poems”. “The Wanderer”. Richard Savage (born c. 1697, England—died Aug. 1, 1743, Bristol) was an English poet and satirist and subject of one of the best short biographies in English, Samuel ...
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26. Dez. 2023 · Learn about the life and works of Richard Savage, a poet and the illegitimate son of an earl, from Samuel Johnson's 1744 biography. Explore his struggles, achievements, and character in this comprehensive summary.
It was released anonymously in 1744, and detailed the life of Richard Savage, a London poet and friend of Johnson who had died in 1743. The biography contains many details of Savage's account of his own life, including claims that he was the illegitimate child of a noble family that quickly disowned and abandoned him at birth.
A biography and bibliography of Richard Savage, a poet and friend of Samuel Johnson, who wrote satires, epics and tragedies. Find his works, editions, criticism and reference works in ECPA.
Sir Richard then informed him that he intended to publish a pamphlet, and that he had desired him to come thither that he might write for him. They soon sat down to the work. Sir Richard dictated, and Savage wrote, till the dinner that had been ordered was put upon the table. Savage was surprised at the meanness of the entertainment, and after ...
30. Mai 2016 · Richard Savage (1697—1743) was a poet, playwright, and satirist who claimed to be the illegitimate son of a late earl and to have been denied his inheritance and viciously persecuted by his...
