Thomas Storer
Thomas Storer (c. 1571 – 1604) was an English poet and mathematician. His major work was the Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey.
Life
He was the son of John Storer of London. He was elected a student of
Works
In 1599 appeared The Life and Death of Thomas Wolsey, cardinall. … By Thomas Storer, student of Christ Church in Oxford. At London printed by Thomas Dawson. The poem is written on the model of
In England's Parnassus (1600) are about 20 poems by Storer; they are derived from the Life of Wolsey, and display an elaborate style of metaphor. Some verses by Storer are prefixed to Sir William Vaughan's Golden Grove (1600).[1]
References
- Chambers, Robert (1880), Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature, (New York: American Book Exchange)
Notes
- ^ a b c . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Frederick Locker-Lampson; Dodd, Mead & Company (1833). The Rowfant books: a selection of one hundred titles from the collection of Frederick Locker-Lampson offered for sale by Dodd, Mead & company. Dodd. p. 81. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ William Shakespeare; Samuel Weller Singer; Edmond Malone; Charles Symmons (1826). The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Richard III. Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. C. Whittingham. p. 257 note. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Storer, Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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