Charles Wentworth Dilke
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Charles Wentworth Dilke (1789–1864) was an English liberal critic and writer on literature.
. He had in 1814-16 made a continuation of Robert Dodsley
's Collection of English Plays, and in 1829 he became part proprietor and editor of Athenaeum
magazine, the influence of which he greatly extended. In 1846 he resigned the editorship, and assumed that of the Daily News, but contributed to Athenaeum papers on Alexander Pope
, Edmund Burke
, Junius
, and others. His grandson, Sir Charles Dilke
, published these writings in 1875 under the title, Papers of a Critic.
moved into a pair of semi-detached houses later called Wentworth Place in Hampstead
, London
. The poet John Keats
lived with Charles Brown around 1818-1820 and was well-known to Charles Dilke. In 1822 Charles Brown moved to Italy
, selling his share of the property to Charles Dilke. Today Wentworth Place is known as Keats House and is a museum to John Keats
.
Professional life
He served for many years in the Navy Pay-Office, on retiring from which he devoted himself to literary pursuits.Literary life
His liberal political views and literary interests brought him into contact with Leigh Hunt, the editor of The ExaminerThe Examiner
The Examiner can refer to:* The Examiner , an early 18th century journal with contributions by Jonathan Swift*The Examiner, a weekly paper published between 1808 and 1886*The Examiner , a weekly paper in Beaumont, Texas...
. He had in 1814-16 made a continuation of Robert Dodsley
Robert Dodsley
Robert Dodsley was an English bookseller and miscellaneous writer.-Life:He was born near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where his father was master of the free school....
's Collection of English Plays, and in 1829 he became part proprietor and editor of Athenaeum
Athenaeum (magazine)
The Athenaeum was a literary magazine published in London from 1828 to 1921. It had a reputation for publishing the very best writers of the age....
magazine, the influence of which he greatly extended. In 1846 he resigned the editorship, and assumed that of the Daily News, but contributed to Athenaeum papers on Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
, Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke PC was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party....
, Junius
Junius
Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the Public Advertiser, from 21 January 1769 to 21 January 1772. The signature had been already used, apparently by him, in a letter of 21 November 1768...
, and others. His grandson, Sir Charles Dilke
Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet
Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet PC was an English Liberal and reformist politician. Touted as a future prime minister, his aspirations to higher political office were effectively terminated in 1885, after a notorious and well-publicised divorce case.-Background and education:Dilke was the...
, published these writings in 1875 under the title, Papers of a Critic.
Wentworth Place
Around October 1816, Charles Wentworth Dilke and his friend Charles Armitage BrownCharles Armitage Brown
Charles Armitage Brown was born in Lambeth on 14 April 1787.He was a very close friend of the poet John Keats, as well as being a friend of artist Joseph Severn, Leigh Hunt, Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Walter Savage Landor and Edward John Trelawny...
moved into a pair of semi-detached houses later called Wentworth Place in Hampstead
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The poet John Keats
John Keats
John Keats was an English Romantic poet. Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the Romantic movement, despite the fact that his work had been in publication for only four years before his death.Although his poems were not...
lived with Charles Brown around 1818-1820 and was well-known to Charles Dilke. In 1822 Charles Brown moved to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, selling his share of the property to Charles Dilke. Today Wentworth Place is known as Keats House and is a museum to John Keats
John Keats
John Keats was an English Romantic poet. Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the Romantic movement, despite the fact that his work had been in publication for only four years before his death.Although his poems were not...
.
External links
- The Papers of a Critic, Vol. I Accessed 2011-11-12
- The Papers of a Critic, Vol. II Accessed 2011-11-12