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Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – 11 October 1542) [1] was a 16th-century English politician, ambassador, and lyric poet credited with introducing the sonnet to English literature. He was born at Allington Castle near Maidstone in Kent, though the family was originally from Yorkshire .
No poet represents the complexities of the British court of Henry VIII better than Sir Thomas Wyatt. Skilled in international diplomacy, imprisoned without charges, at ease jousting in tournaments, and adept at writing courtly poetry, Wyatt was admired and envied by his contemporaries.
Sir Thomas Wyatt (born 1503, Allington, near Maidstone, Kent, Eng.—died Oct. 6, 1542, Sherborne, Dorset) was a poet who introduced the Italian sonnet and terza rima verse form and the French rondeau into English literature.
Nov 21, 2016 · Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-42) was one of the most accomplished English poets of the Renaissance. Writing over half a century before Shakespeare, Wyatt helped to popularise Italian verse forms, most notably the sonnet, in Tudor England.
Thomas Wyatt. In 1503, Sir Thomas Wyatt was born at Allington Castle in Kent, England. His father served as a wealthy privy councilor to both Henry the VII and Henry VIII. Wyatt attended St. John's College, Cambridge, and married Elizabeth Brooke in 1520.
The best poems by Thomas Wyatt selected by Dr Oliver Tearle. The poetry of Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-42) is that rare thing: both of interest from a historical perspective (he lived through one of the most interesting periods of English history) and genuinely innovative and stylistically accomplished. Here are ten of Thomas Wyatt’s best poems ...
Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger (born c. 1521—died April 11, 1554, London) was an English soldier and conspirator who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Queen Mary I, probably the most formidable uprising ever faced by a Tudor monarch.
Biography. Thomas Wyatt was born in 1504. His father was a Lancastrian, imprisoned and tortured near the end of the Wars of the Roses in the reign of Richard III, then promoted to high office by Henry VII.
Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542) stands as an iconic figure in the rich tapestry of English literature, credited with introducing the sonnet to English poetry during the 16th century.
Mar 31, 2016 · From the time of the elegies written at his death canonizing him as the foremost poet in English, Thomas Wyatt (b. c . 1504–d. 1542) has enjoyed a reputation as a pioneering figure in vernacular poetry.
