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Richard Savage (c. 1697 – 1 August 1743) was an English poet. He is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson 's Life of Savage, originally published anonymously in 1744, which is based on one of the most elaborate of Johnson's Lives of the English Poets .
- Poet, satirist
- 1 August 1743 (aged 46), Bristol
- c. 1697, England
- Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers (father, disputed), Anne Gerard, Countess of Macclesfield (mother, disputed)
Famous poet / 1697-1743. Richard Savage was an English poet of the 18th century, known for his tumultuous life and his contributions to the Augustan literary scene. He claimed to be the illegitimate son of an Earl, a claim that was never definitively proven but which fuelled the drama of his life and informed the themes of his work.
Apr 5, 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 5, 2024 • Article History. Born: c. 1697,, England. Died: Aug. 1, 1743, Bristol. Notable Works: “Miscellaneous Poems”. “The Wanderer”. Richard Savage (born c. 1697, England—died Aug. 1, 1743, Bristol) was an English poet and satirist and subject of one of the best short biographies in English, Samuel Johnson’s An ...
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Dec 26, 2023 · Last Updated December 26, 2023. Life of Richard Savage (An Account of the Life of Mr. Richard Savage, Son of the Earl Rivers) is a biography about the “peculiar misfortunes” of the poet...
Radcliffe, David H., ed. Richard Savage (1697 ca.-1743). Spenser and the Tradition: ENGLISH POETRY 1579-1830 . Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Tech , 2006 .
Richard Savage was an 18 th century English poet and writer of tragi-comedy plays whose historical details are, unusually, mostly known from the contents of a biography written about him by Samuel Johnson, which he called Life of Mr Richard Savage.
Critical Essays. Questions & Answers. Introduction. PDF Cite Share. Richard Savage 1697-1743. English poet, playwright, and essayist. Savage's literary reputation rests almost entirely on two...
