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23 de may. de 2018 · Henry Carey [1], 1687–1743, English author. After the first collection of his poems appeared in 1713, he turned to writing for the stage. Primarily a writer of farce comedy, his greatest success was Chrononhotonthologos (1734), a burlesque on theatrical bombast.
About: Henry Carey was an English poet, dramatist and song-writer. He is remembered as an anti-Walpolean satirist and also as a patriot. Several of his melodies continue to be sung today, and he was widely praised in the generation after his death.
Henry Carey (c. 26 August 1687 – 5 October 1743) was an English poet, dramatist and songwriter. He is remembered as an anti-Walpolean satirist and also as a patriot. Several of his melodies continue to be sung today, and he was widely praised in the generation after his death.
Henry Carey may refer to: Henry Carey (1634–1663), English politician and playwright; 4th Viscount Falkland Henry Carey (1687–1743), English poet, dramatist and song-writer
History will record that much of Carey’s work fell into the trivial category but, of course, not all of it was so and he was a very popular writer and musical composer during his lifetime. It all ended in tragedy though when he lost his son Charles during the year 1743 and, possibly in a fit of depression, he hanged himself soon after.
Henry Carey (c. 26 August 1687 – 5 October 1743) was an English poet, dramatist and song-writer. He is remembered as an anti-Walpolean satirist and also as a patriot. Several of his melodies continue to be sung today, and he was widely praised in the generation after his death.
