Richard Lovelace | |
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![]() Richard Lovelace | |
Born | 9 December 1617 |
Died | 1657 London, England | (aged 39–40)
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Gloucester Hall, Oxford |
Period | Late English Renaissance |
Literary movement | Cavalier poet |
Notable work | To Althea, from Prison |
Richard Lovelace (/ˈlʌvləs/, homophone of "loveless";[1] 9 December 1617 – 1657) was an English poet in the seventeenth century. He was a cavalier poet who fought on behalf of Charles I during the English Civil War. His best known works are "To Althea, from Prison", and "To Lucasta, Going to the Warres".
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