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Denham, Sir John
Denham, Sir John (1615–69), born in Dublin, is chiefly known for his topographical poem Cooper's Hill (piratically published 1642), an early and influential example of what was to become a very popular genre. It combines descriptions of scenery with moral, historical, and political reflections, and contains the well-known address to the Thames, ‘O, could I flow like thee’, praised by Dr Johnson for its economy of language, smoothness, and sweetness. His poetry (and notably his use of the heroic couplet) played an important part in the transition from what were seen as the rugged eccentricities of the metaphysicals to the neoclassicism of the Augustan age. (See also Waller.)
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Denham, Sir John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Denham, Sir John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DenhamSirJohn.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Denham, Sir John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DenhamSirJohn.html |
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Denham, Sir John
Denham, Sir John (1615–69). English poet, courtier, and administrator. He was Surveyor-General of the King's Works (1660–9), with John Webb as his deputy at Greenwich Palace. In 1669 Wren was appointed Denham's sole deputy, and succeeded him on the latter's death two weeks later. Although he does not appear to have designed anything, Denham was probably a competent administrator, and, as the holder of the same position as Inigo Jones and Wren, deserves mention.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Denham, Sir John." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Denham, Sir John." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-DenhamSirJohn.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Denham, Sir John." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-DenhamSirJohn.html |
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Sir John Denham
Sir John Denham , 1615–69, English poet and dramatist. His fame rests largely on two works: Cooper's Hill (1642), a topographical poem, combining descriptions of scenery with moral reflections, and The Sophy, a historical tragedy of the Turkish court, acted in 1641. He served the royalists during the Puritan revolution and as a result was made surveyor general of the royal works. He was knighted in 1661.
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"Sir John Denham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sir John Denham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Denham-S.html "Sir John Denham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Denham-S.html |
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