Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Stephen Hawes

Stephen Hawes

(d. 1523?) Poet; very little concerning him is known with certainty. He is believed to have been born in Suffolk, and may have studied at Oxford or Cambridge. He first comes clearly into view as a Groom of the Chamber in 1502, in which year he dedicated to Henry VII. his Pastyme of Pleasure, first printed in 1509 by Wynkyn de Worde. In the same year appeared the Convercyon of Swerers (1509), and A Joyful Meditacyon of all England (1509), on the coronation of Henry VIII. He also wrote the Exemple of Vertu. Hawes was a scholar, and was familiar with French and Italian poetry. No great poet, he yet had a considerable share in regularising the language.

0
Improve it
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

Stephen
Language; Encyclopedias

King of England from 1135 to 1154, nephew of Henry I., his mother being Adela, daughter of William I.; acquired French possessions through the favour of his uncle and by his ...

Stephen
Language; Encyclopedias

The name of nine Popes; S. I., Pope from 253 to 257, signalised by his zeal against the heresies of his time; S. II., Pope from 752 to 757, in whose reign, under favour of Pepin ...

Stephen
Religion; Christianity

Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament, and he is regarded as the first Christian martyr.

Theseus
Literature; General literature

Theseus was the mythical founder-king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, both of whom Aethra had slept with in one night.

Demigod
Literature; General literature

A demigod (or demi-god), meaning half-god, is originally a Greek mythological figure whose one parent was a god and whose other parent was human.

fool's literature
Literature; General literature

Allegorical satires popular throughout Europe from the 15th to the 17th century, featuring the fool, or jester, who represented the weaknesses, vices, and grotesqueries of ...

the alchemist by Paul Coelho
Literature; General literature

One of the best selling books in history. It set the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author. It’s the story of a poor shepherd boy who travels the world ...

Romain Gary
Literature; General literature

Romain Gary (21 May [O.S. 8 May] 1914 – 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew, and also known by other pen names, like Émile Ajar, was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and ...

Nature
Literature; General literature

The essay "Nature" was Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1836 creation believed by many to be the spark that popularized transcendentalism as a cultural movement.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Aerospace Category: Space flight

Kepler-22b

The Kepler space observatory found at 600 light years from Earth the first planet in the 'habitable zone'. The planet, Kepler-22b, is the smallest one ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Scariest Halloween-themed Events

Category: Entertainment   3 9 Terms

Bobs Family

Category: Arts   2 8 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS