Rupert Brooke
Overview
Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915) was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War
, especially The Soldier
. He was also known for his boyish good looks, which prompted the Irish poet William Butler Yeats
to describe him as "the handsomest young man in England".
Brooke was born at 5 Hillmorton Road in Rugby
, Warwickshire
, the second of the three sons of William Parker Brooke, a Rugby schoolmaster, and Ruth Mary Brooke, née Cotterill.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, especially The Soldier
The Soldier (poem)
"The Soldier" is a poem written by Rupert Brooke. The poem is the fifth of a series of poems entitled 1914.It is often contrasted with Wilfred Owen's 1917 antiwar poem Dulce Et Decorum EstThe manuscript is located at King's College, Cambridge....
. He was also known for his boyish good looks, which prompted the Irish poet William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
to describe him as "the handsomest young man in England".
Brooke was born at 5 Hillmorton Road in Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, the second of the three sons of William Parker Brooke, a Rugby schoolmaster, and Ruth Mary Brooke, née Cotterill.
Quotations
We are earth’s best, that learnt her lesson here, Life is our cry.We have kept the faith!And when we die,All’s over that is ours;and life burns onThrough other lovers, other lips, Heart of my heart,heaven is now, is won!
1910
And in my flower-beds,I think,Smile the carnationand the pink.
"The Old Vicarage; Granchester" (1912)
If I should die think only this of me:That there's some corner of a foreign fieldThat is for ever England.
"The Soldier" (1914)