day lewis

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Definition of day lewis in English English dictionary

Irish-born poet and critic who became poet laureate in 1968 and wrote detective novels under the pen name Nicholas Blake

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C Day-Lewis

born April 27, 1904, Ballintubbert, County Leix, Ire. died May 22, 1972, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, Eng. Irish-born British poet. Son of a clergyman, Day-Lewis studied at the University of Oxford and in the 1930s became part of a circle of left-wing poets centred on W.H. Auden, though he later turned to an individual lyricism expressed in traditional forms. His works include translations of Virgil's Georgics (1940), Aeneid (1952), and Eclogues (1963) and the verse collections The Room (1965) and The Whispering Roots (1970). He also wrote the autobiography The Buried Day (1960) and several detective novels under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake. He became poet laureate of England in 1968. He was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis

Cecil Day-Lewis

born April 27, 1904, Ballintubbert, County Leix, Ire. died May 22, 1972, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, Eng. Irish-born British poet. Son of a clergyman, Day-Lewis studied at the University of Oxford and in the 1930s became part of a circle of left-wing poets centred on W.H. Auden, though he later turned to an individual lyricism expressed in traditional forms. His works include translations of Virgil's Georgics (1940), Aeneid (1952), and Eclogues (1963) and the verse collections The Room (1965) and The Whispering Roots (1970). He also wrote the autobiography The Buried Day (1960) and several detective novels under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake. He became poet laureate of England in 1968. He was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

(born 1957) British movie actor, winner of the 1989 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in "My left Foot

Hyphenation

Day lew·is

Turkish pronunciation

dey luîs

Pronunciation

/ˈdā ˈlo͞oəs/ /ˈdeɪ ˈluːɪs/