Coventry Patmore

English poet

Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (23 July 1823 – 26 November 1896) 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 publication of his first book of poems in 1844, he became acquainted with members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

After the death of his first wife, his grief over her death became a major theme in his poetry.Patmore is today one of the least-known but best-regarded Victorian poets.

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