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George Crabbe (/ k r æ b / KRAB; [1] 24 December 1754 – 3 February 1832) was an English poet, surgeon and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people.
By George Crabbe. Share. The village life, and every care that reigns. O'er youthful peasants and declining swains; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age, in its hour of languor, finds at last; What forms the real picture of the poor, Demands a song—the Muse can give no more.
George Crabbe was an English poet who chronicled the lives of common people in vivid, realistic detail. Writing during a period known as the Age of Sensibility, he stood apart from his Romantic contemporaries such as William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Lordbyron.
George Crabbe, an English poet, surgeon, and clergyman, was renowned for his realistic narrative poetry and depiction of middle and working-class life. Influenced by Edmund Burke, he became Chaplain to the Duke of Rutland and developed friendships with literary figures like Sir Walter Scott and William Wordsworth.
A biography of the English poet George Crabbe, who wrote The Village, The Borough, and other works. Learn about his life, career, and influences from this web page.
A biographical and bibliographical overview of George Crabbe (1754-1832), an English poet and clergyman. Learn about his life, works, sources, and manuscripts in the ECPA database.
English poet. Examine the life, times, and work of George Crabbe through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
