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Renaissance and Elizabethan poet. Notable works include the sonnet 'Astrophel and Stella' (1582) and prose 'Arcadia' (1580). Knighted in 1583. Member of Parliament for Kent in 1581 and 1584–85. Widely admired as the Elizabethan ideal of a gentleman. Had a romantic affair with French diplomat Hubert Languet as noted in published correspondence. | Renaissance and Elizabethan poet. Notable works include the sonnet 'Astrophel and Stella' (1582) and prose 'Arcadia' (1580). Knighted in 1583. Member of Parliament for Kent in 1581 and 1584–85. Widely admired as the Elizabethan ideal of a gentleman. Had a romantic affair with French diplomat Hubert Languet as noted in published correspondence. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 3 April 2018
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1554 - 1586
Occupation
Poet, Politics
Description
Renaissance and Elizabethan poet. Notable works include the sonnet 'Astrophel and Stella' (1582) and prose 'Arcadia' (1580). Knighted in 1583. Member of Parliament for Kent in 1581 and 1584–85. Widely admired as the Elizabethan ideal of a gentleman. Had a romantic affair with French diplomat Hubert Languet as noted in published correspondence.