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Archibald Lampman FRSC (17 November 1861 – 10 February 1899) was a Canadian poet. "He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats ;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding exponent of the Canadian school of nature poets."
Archibald Lampman was a Canadian poet whose work flourished in the late 19th century, a period marked by burgeoning national identity and a growing fascination with the natural world. Lampman is remembered today for his sensitive and meticulous depictions of nature, particularly the landscapes of his native Ontario.
10 de feb. de 2008 · Archibald Lampman, poet, civil servant (b at Morpeth, Canada W 17 Nov 1861; d at Ottawa 10 Feb 1899), one of the "Confederation" group of poets. He was the son of a clergyman of modest means, although the family was not without distinction.
Archibald Lampman (born Nov. 17, 1861, Morpeth, Ont.—died Feb. 10, 1899, Ottawa) was a Canadian poet of the Confederation group, whose most characteristic work sensitively records the feelings evoked by scenes and incidents of northern landscapes and seasons.
Archibald Lampman is commonly identified with a group of early Canadian poets which included William Bliss Carman*, Charles George Douglas Roberts*, and Duncan Campbell Scott*. They have been variously referred to as the “group of the sixties” or “poets of the Confederation.”
Archibald Lampman is widely considered to be the finest of the of the Confederation group of poets whose early lives coincided with Canada’s emergence into nationhood, and who were committed to the development of a distinctly national literature for Canada.
17 de may. de 2018 · The Canadian poet Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) was one of a loosely defined group of writers known as the "Confederation Poets" whose work represents the first significant literary movement in Canada.
