Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938

Lascelles Abercrombie M.A. was born in 1881, and was the sixth son of William Abercrombie of Cheshire. He was educated at Malvern College, and at the Victoria University, Manchester; his education was chiefly scientific. He soon became well-known as a poet and a man of letters; from 1919-22 he was Lecturer in Poetry at the University of Liverpool, leaving there to become the Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds, where he stayed until 1929 when he left to take up a Professorship at the University of London.

Lascelles Abercrombie was an English poet, playwright, and literary critic.

English poet, critic, playwright, and university professor.

Epithet: poet and literary critic

Lascelles Abercrombie was an English author and educator, known mostly for his dramatic poetry and literary theories. Born into an aristocratic family, he left Owens College without graduating because his family suffered financial losses in the Boer War. He worked as a journalist before meeting his future wife, Catherine Gwatkin, who boosted his career by introducing him to influential literary figures. Generally grouped with Georgian writers, Abercrombie wrote poetry, plays, and criticism, all distinguished by his interest in style and metaphysics and often employing numerous stylistic devices.

Poet.

English poet and literary critic.

English poet and critic.