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Thomas Gray was an English poet, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University. He was a dominant poetic figure in the mid-eighteenth century and precursor of the Romantic Movement in English poetry. Gray was born in Cornhill, London into a prosperous but unhappy home. He was the sole survivor of twelve. Some of Gray’s notable … Read more
Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Otto and Aurelia Plath. Her father, Otto, was a German immigrant and a professor of biology specializing in bees, while her mother, Aurelia, was of Austrian descent. Sylvia’s early life was marked by both joy and tragedy. Her father’s early death in 1940, … Read more
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in a conservative puritanic, New England town, Amherst, Massachusetts. The Dickinson had been a popular and influential family in the town. Emily’s grandfather had taken a leading part in founding Amherst College. Her father was a successful lawyer, a member of the Congress and a trustee and … Read more