Rupert Brooke
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. Rupert Brooke was an English poet born in Rugby, British, on August 03, 1887. He was the son of William Parker Brooke, a Rugby schoolmaster, and Ruth Mary Brooke. He attended his father's school and then went on to King's College, Cambridge, where he was known for his good looks, intelligence, and athleticism. He was part of several literary groups, including the Bloomsbury group, the Georgian Poets, and the Dymock Poets, and had many romantic relationships. His poems, which eschewed Victorianism, began with love and developed into love for his country. He volunteered for service in the First World War, but died of sepsis from an infected mosquito bite at the age of 27. He is best known for his poem 'The Soldier', which was part of five war sonnets.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Poet
Birth Day August 03, 1887
Birth Place Rugby, British
Age 132 YEARS OLD
Died On 23 April 1915(1915-04-23) (aged 27)\nSkyros, Greece
Birth Sign Virgo
Cause of death Sepsis
Resting place Skyros, Greece
Education Rugby School, King's College, University of Cambridge (fellow)
Occupation Poet
Employer Sidgwick and Jackson (publisher)

💰 Net worth

Rupert Brooke, a renowned British poet, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024. Known for his significant contributions to the world of literature, Brooke is widely celebrated for his poetic brilliance and exploration of themes of love, mortality, and patriotism. His mesmerizing verses have left an indelible mark on British literature, making him an iconic figure in the poetry scene. Despite his tragically short life, Brooke's impact on the literary world continues to resonate to this day.

Famous Quotes:

I sat with Rupert. At 4 o’clock he became weaker, and at 4.46 he died, with the sun shining all round his cabin, and the cool sea-breeze blowing through the door and the shaded windows. No one could have wished for a quieter or a calmer end than in that lovely bay, shielded by the mountains and fragrant with sage and thyme.

Biography/Timeline

1905

Brooke was born at 5 Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, the second of the three sons of william Parker Brooke, a schoolmaster (teacher) at one of England's most prestigious schools, Rugby, and his wife Ruth Mary Brooke, née Cotterill. He attended preparatory (prep) school locally at Hillbrow, and then went on to Rugby itself. In 1905, he became friends with St. John Lucas, who thereafter became something of a mentor to him.

1912

Brooke suffered a severe emotional crisis in 1912, caused by sexual confusion (he was bisexual) and jealousy, resulting in the breakdown of his long relationship with Ka Cox (Katherine Laird Cox). Brooke's paranoia that Lytton Strachey had schemed to destroy his relationship with Cox by encouraging her to see Henry Lamb precipitated his break with his Bloomsbury group friends and played a part in his nervous collapse and subsequent rehabilitation trips to Germany.

1914

Brooke's accomplished poetry gained many enthusiasts and followers, and he was taken up by Edward Marsh, who brought him to the attention of Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty. Brooke was commissioned into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a temporary Sub-Lieutenant shortly after his 27th birthday and took part in the Royal Naval Division's Antwerp expedition in October 1914.

1915

Brooke's surviving brother, 2nd Lt. william Alfred Cotterill Brooke, was a member of the 8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) and was killed in action near Le Rutoire Farm on 14 June 1915 aged 24. He is buried in Fosse 7 Military Cemetery (Quality Street), Mazingarbe, Pas de Calais, France. He had only joined the battalion on 25 May.

1921

His grave remains there still, with monument erected by his friend Stanley Casson, poet and archaeologist, who in 1921 published Rupert Brooke and Skyros, a "quiet essay", illustrated with woodcuts by Phyllis Gardner Another friend and war poet, Patrick Shaw-Stewart, assisted at his hurried funeral.

1985

On 11 November 1985, Brooke was among 16 First World War poets commemorated on a slate monument unveiled in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. The inscription on the stone was written by a fellow war poet, Wilfred Owen. It reads: "My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity."

2008

The wooden cross that marked Brooke's grave on Skyros, which was painted and carved with his name, was removed when a permanent memorial was made there. His mother, Mary Ruth Brooke, had the cross brought to Rugby, to the family plot at Clifton Road Cemetery. Because of erosion in the open air, it was removed from the cemetery in 2008, and replaced by a more permanent marker. The Skyros cross is now at Rugby School with the memorials of other old Rugbeians.

2014

American adventurer Richard Halliburton made preparations towards writing a biography of Brooke, meeting his mother and others who had known the poet, and corresponding widely and collecting copious notes, but he too died young, the manuscript unwritten. Halliburton's notes were used by Arthur Springer to write Red Wine of Youth—A Biography of Rupert Brooke (New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1952).

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