Inspirational Quotes by Coventry Patmore (English Writer)

Coventry Patmore (1823–96,) fully Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore, was a prominent English poet and essayist during the Victorian era. He is widely recognized for his exceptional poetry that focused on mystical odes of divine and married love, which he believed mirrored Christ’s love for the soul.

Born in Woodford, Essex, Patmore was the son of the English author Peter George Patmore. When his father fled to France to escape his creditors, Patmore secured a position in the library of the British Museum in London, where he worked for 19 years. He published a lengthy novel in verse that narrated the story of two marriages, starting with The Angel in the House in the 1850s, which comprised The Betrothal (1854) and The Espousals (1856,) and later continued with The Victories of Love (1863,) which included Faithful for Ever (1860) and The Victories of Love (1863.)

Despite the originality of the poems, The Unknown Eros, which appeared in 1877, was not widely appreciated. Patmore’s poetic output was virtually ended by Amelia (1878.) In his later years, he focused on writing original essays on literature, art, philosophy, and politics. These essays were chiefly written for the St. James’s Gazette and were later partly collected in Principle in Art (1889) and Religio Poetae (1893.) Gerard Manley Hopkins greatly admired Patmore’s seminal study of English Metrical Law (1857.)

In his later years, Patmore developed friendships with other Catholic writers, such as Gerard Manley Hopkins, Francis Thompson, and Alice Meynell. They played a crucial role in reigniting interest in his poetry. Patmore’s final work, The Rod, the Root and the Flower (1895,) consisted mainly of meditations on religious themes.

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