Adam Fox (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Adam Fox (poet)

British poet and academic

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1883

Place of Birth: Kensington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1977

Profession: writer, poet, author, university teacher, cleric

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Adam Fox (poet)

  • Adam Fox (1883–1977), Canon, was the Dean of Divinity at Magdalen College, Oxford.
  • He was one of the first members of the "Inklings", a literary group which also included C.S.
  • Lewis and J.R.R.
  • Tolkien.
  • Between 1938 and 1942 he was Professor of Poetry.
  • Later he became Canon of Westminster Abbey and he is buried there in Poet's Corner.
  • He was also Warden (Headmaster) of the famous Radley College. During his time at Oxford, he wrote his long poem in four books "Old King Coel".
  • It gets its name from King Cole, legendary British father of the Roman Empress Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine.
  • As Professor of Poetry, Fox advocated poetry which is intelligible to readers, and gives enough pleasure to be read again.
  • This was important to him because poetry which is not re-read will not be understood properly, and will therefore be irrelevant.
  • This advocacy can be understood as a criticism against some forms of modern poetry. Although not considered one of the most important "Inklings", Fox's works are still of interest, particularly those concerning Christianity and Platonism.
  • In his 1945 Plato for Pleasure, he tried to introduce the general public to Plato.
  • Fox wished to make Plato well known among the English Classics once again and hoped that people would study the platonic dialogues, as well as the plays of Shakespeare.
  • His biography of William Ralph Inge, the famous theologian, philosopher and Dean of St.
  • Paul's Cathedral, is still regarded as an important text and was awarded the 1960 James Tait Black Memorial Prize soon after its publication.

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