Ernest Christopher Dowson was an English poet, novelist, short-story writer, often associated with the Decadent movement.
| Born: | August 02, 1867, Lee, London, UK |
| Died: | February 23, 1900, Catford, England, UK |
| Nationality: | English |
| Alma mater: | The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Occupation: | Poet, novelist, and short-story writer |
About Ernest Dowson
English Decadent poet, author, and translator known for such famous lines as "days of wine and roses." His published works include Dilemmas, Stories and Studies in Sentiment; The Pierrot of the Minute; Cyanara: A Book of Little Verse, and A Comedy of Masks.
Before Fame
His four-year-old sister attempted to drown him when he was two years old.
Achievement
His poetry contained many quotable lines that were adopted as titles and/or alluded to in works by composer Cole Porter and playwright Eugene O'Neill, among others.
Family Life
He fell in love with Adelaide Foltinowicz when he was twenty-three and she was only eleven. She rejected his advances.
Associations
The title of Margaret Mitchell's famous novel Gone with the Wind was taken from the third stanza of an 1894 poem by Dowson.
Information related to Ernest Dowson
- French–English translators
- 19th-century English poets
- Roman Catholic writers
- Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford
- Converts to Roman Catholicism
