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Rupert Chawner Brooke (* 3. August 1887 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England; † 23. April 1915 in Skyros, Ägäis) war ein englischer Dichter. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Literatur. 3 Weblinks. 4 Anmerkungen. Leben. Rupert Brooke war das zweite überlebende Kind eines Lehrers der Rugby School.
Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915 [1]) was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good looks, which were said to have prompted the Irish poet W. B. Yeats to describe him as "the handsomest young man in England".
- Poet
- 23 April 1915 (aged 27), Skyros, Greece
- Rupert Chawner Brooke, 3 August 1887, Rugby, Warwickshire, England
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Learn about the life and works of Rupert Brooke, a popular English war poet who died in 1915 at age 27. Explore his early Georgian verse, his travels, his love affairs, and his legacy.
19. Apr. 2024 · Rupert Brooke (born Aug. 3, 1887, Rugby, Warwickshire, Eng.—died April 23, 1915, Skyros, Greece) was an English poet, a wellborn, gifted, handsome youth whose early death in World War I contributed to his idealized image in the interwar period. His best-known work is the sonnet sequence 1914.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
23. Apr. 2015 · A poet of the First World War who never saw action, he is famous mainly for one sonnet, “The Soldier,” from a sequence of five, and then mainly for its opening lines: “If I should die, think only...
Learn about the life and works of Rupert Brooke, a neo-Romantic poet who died in World War One. Explore his travels, friendships, wartime poems and legacy.
A century ago today – on 23rd April 1915 – died Rupert Brooke, lauded in his lifetime as one of the country’s finest poets. This post explores his short life and what remains of his personal library among our collections.
