Sir John Davies, born on 16 April 1569 and dying on 8 December 1626, was one of the most unusually gifted figures of the late Elizabethan and early Stuart world: a poet of intellectual elegance, a lawyer of formidable technical ability, a parliamentarian, an administrator of colonial Ireland, and a man whose life repeatedly exposed the tension between self-command and ambition. His literary reputation rests principal…
“The English laws were not communicated to the Irish, nor the benefit and protection thereof allowed unto them, though they earnestly desired and sought the same.”
Neighbourhood:
Devotional Poets, Elizabethan Poets, Metaphysical Poets, Mystical & Spiritual Poets, Renaissance Poets
Emotional landscape: Joy, Wonder, Peace
In the twilight of the English Renaissance, when the courts of Elizabeth I and James I shimmered with the brilliance of poetry, drama, and music, there walked among the candlelit halls and intimate chambers a quiet craftsman of song — Thomas Ford. Though his name may not echo as loudly through history as those of William Byrd or John Dowland, Ford’s artistry lingers in the delicate interweaving of melody and verse, i…
Neighbourhood:
Elizabethan Poets, Lute-Song Composers, Poet-Musicians
Emotional landscape: Longing, Tenderness, Sensuality
