Coventry Patmore, English poet and critic (born 1823)

Coventry Patmore

English poet and literary critic (1823–1896)

Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore was an English poet and literary critic. He is best known for his book of poetry The Angel in the House, a narrative poem about the Victorian ideal of a happy marriage. As a young man, Patmore worked for the British Museum in London. After the…