Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)

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Samuel Butler (1612-1680)
Samuel Butler ... Profile. Poet and satirist; born at Strensham in Worcestershire and educated at the King's School, Worcester.
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Samuel Butler (4 December 1612 - 18 June 1680) For the 19th Century author of Erewhon see Samuel Butler (1835-1902)

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Butler, Samuel (1612-1680), English poet, born near Pershore, Worcestershire. He wrote the mock-heroic poem Hudibras, a satire on Puritanism, in octosyllabic couplets, inspired by the 17th-century Spanish novel Don Quixote. The first part of Hudibras was published in 1663, the second part in 1664, and the third part in 1678. Although the poem was a popular success and met with the favour of King Charles II, Butler died in poverty. Nearly a century after his death, two volumes of his satirical works were published as Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr. Samuel Butler (1759).