Montgomerie, Alexander - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Montgomerie, Alexander Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,036,630,215 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Montgomerie, Alexander

   Also found in: Encyclopedia 0.07 sec.

Montgomerie, Alexander (c. 1556-c. 1610)

Scottish poet. His chief poem is The Cherrie and the Slae (1597), written in a 14-line stanza, of which Montgomerie may have been the inventor. Montgomerie also introduced the sonnet to Scotland. Other works are The Flyting betwixt Montgomery and Polwart (1621) and The Mindes Melodie (1605), a version of 15 of the Psalms, with other pieces.

Montgomerie was born in Ayrshire. He held office in the Scottish court in 1577 and became one of James VI's ‘Castalian Band’ of court poets.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.