63-499: Day-Lewis is a surname, and may refer to: Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972), English poet Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957), Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe-award nominated English actor Frank Day-Lewis (1872–1938), Church of Ireland priest; father of Cecil Day-Lewis Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1954), English television chef [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
126-520: A day. To whom there belong? Ask the stone to say, Ask my song. Who will say farewell? The beating bell. Will anyone miss me? That I dare not tell — Quick, Rose, and kiss me. (c. 1940) After the death of his mother in 1906, when he was two years old, Cecil was brought up in London by his father, with the help of an aunt, spending summer holidays with relatives in County Wexford . He
189-614: A higher number of hours of sunshine recorded daily than in the rest of the country. This has resulted in Wexford becoming one of the most popular places in Ireland in which to reside. The county has a mild, but changeable, oceanic climate with few extremes. The North Atlantic Drift , a continuation of the Gulf Stream , moderates winter temperatures. There is a meteorological station located at Rosslare Harbour . January and February are generally
252-567: A number of other Par-3 courses in the county. Maritime activity takes at various locations in County Wexford, including at Kilmore Quay and Slade Harbour . Common fish species include herring , mackerel , cod , monkfish , whiting , bass , perch , gurnard , haddock , mullet , pollock , John Dory , sole , conger eel , shad , salmon , trout , pike , carp , and tench . Shellfish include mussels , cockles , periwinkles , clams , and oysters . Wexford Racecourse ( horse racing )
315-616: A publications editor in the Ministry of Information for the U.K. government, and also served in the Musbury branch of the British Home Guard . He was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis , and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis . Day-Lewis was born in 1904 in Ballintubbert, Athy / Stradbally border, Queen's County (now known as County Laois ), Ireland. He was
378-461: A television chef and food critic, and Daniel Day-Lewis , who became an award-winning actor. Sean Day-Lewis wrote a biography of his father, C. Day-Lewis: An English Literary Life (1980). Daniel Day-Lewis donated his father's archive of poetry to the Bodleian Library . In 1935, Day-Lewis decided to increase his income from poetry by writing a detective novel, A Question of Proof under
441-549: A total of 21 times, first in 1890 and most recently in 2019. In the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championships , Wexford have won 6 times, first in 1910 and most recently in 1996, beating Limerick in the final. Wexford Youths F.C. , formed 2007, renamed as Wexford FC in 2017, is the major football club in the county, currently playing in the League of Ireland First Division . There are numerous golf clubs in
504-574: A well-known poet, frustrated and suffering writer's block, whose best poetic days are long behind him. Readers and critics have speculated whether the author is describing himself or one of his colleagues or has entirely invented the character. In his youth and during the disruption and suffering of the Great Depression , Day-Lewis adopted communist views, becoming a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain from 1935 to 1938. His early poetry
567-583: A women's version of hurling , is also played, and Wexford won the All Ireland in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Wexford Park is the county's main GAA pitch, holding 25,000 supporters. Also, handball is played on a limited basis; there are a number of handball alleys located throughout the county. As a county, Wexford are most noted for hurling have won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championships
630-430: A writer I do not use the hyphen in my surname – a piece of inverted snobbery which has produced rather mixed results." IS IT FAR TO GO? Is it far to go? A step — no further. Is it hard to go? Ask the melting snow, The eddying feather. What can I take there? Not a hank, not a hair. What shall I leave behind? Ask the hastening wind, The fainting star. Shall I be gone long? For ever and
693-665: Is a county in Ireland . It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region . Named after the town of Wexford , it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella ( Uí Ceinnsealaigh ), whose capital was Ferns . Wexford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 163,527 at the 2022 census. The county is rich in evidence of early human habitation. Portal tombs (sometimes called dolmens ) exist at Ballybrittas (on Bree Hill) and at Newbawn – and date from
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#1732869604497756-431: Is a signposted route through four Wexford villages: Duncormick , Cullenstown , Bannow and Wellingtonbridge . Ballyteigue Burrow, located near Duncormick , is one of the finest protected sand dune systems in Ireland. Rich in wildflowers, wildlife and butterflies, this 9 km (6 mile) coastal stretch is a protected nature reserve by the golden sands of Ballyteigue Bay, with spectacular scenery. The Hook Peninsula
819-639: Is called Lady's Island Lake and the other Tacumshin Lake. The Wexford Cot is a flat-bottomed boat used for fishing on the tidal mudflats in Wexford. A canoe-shaped punt fitted with a gun, called a float in Wexford, is used traditionally to shoot game birds in the North Slob mud flats. The Saltee Islands lie 5 km (3 mi) offshore from Kilmore Quay, while the smaller Keeragh Islands are 1.5 km (1 mi) offshore from Bannow. County Wexford, sometimes dubbed Ireland's "sunny southeast", has in general
882-534: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Cecil Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis CBE (or Day Lewis ; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis , was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake , most of which feature the fictional detective Nigel Strangeways . During World War II, Day-Lewis worked as
945-407: Is found at Kerloge, just south of the town of Wexford . Iron is found in small quantities at Courtown Harbour. The county is not noted for mineral reserves. No significant mining activity is currently practised, with the exception of quarrying for stone. In 2007, a significant oil find was made 60 km (37 mi) off Hook Head in County Wexford. Carnsore Point made the national headlines in
1008-457: Is located at the confluence of the rivers Barrow and Suir , near Campile . Before its sale, the station was scheduled to close by 2010. Endesa propose building a 430 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) gas fired plant on the site. The project would need a new 44.5 km (27.7 mi) gas pipeline from the existing transmission network at Baunlusk, 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Kilkenny City. A wind farm has now been built on
1071-406: Is no longer grown due to the withdrawal of EU subsidies . The numbers involved in farming have been declining for many years and many of the seasonal workers are now eastern Europeans. Mushrooms are also grown indoors. Tomatoes are grown under glass, for example at Campile . Wexford strawberries are famous and can be bought in shops and wayside stalls throughout the summer. Every year, near
1134-579: Is noted for its many beaches and spectacular scenery. It features the medieval Hook Head lighthouse and the historic townland of Loftus Hall . Popular beaches are located at Courtown , Curracloe , Carnsore Point , Duncannon and Rosslare Strand . Other places of interest include: The economy is chiefly agricultural. Cattle , sheep , pig rearing and some horse breeding are the main types of husbandry practised. Poultry rearing, once popular, has very much declined. Wheat , barley , rapeseed , and oats are grown, as are potatoes . Sugar beet
1197-633: Is now almost never seen. Smaller birds—such as crows, swallows, robins, wrens and so on—are very common. The first magpies in Ireland were recorded by Robert Leigh, of Rosegarland, County Wexford, as having appeared in the County of Wexford about 1676. Land mammals include badger , rabbit , otter , hedgehog , red fox , mink , bats , squirrels ( red and grey ), rats ( brown and black – both introduced species ), and mice ( wood (or field) and house ). Two types of hare —the Irish (or mountain) hare and
1260-411: Is now far less common, due to the devastating effects of Dutch elm disease . Gorse (or furze) is very common. A priority habitat in Wexford is the grey dune , on which many native wild flora grow, including bee orchid and pyramidal orchid . Despite the designation of much of this habitat as a Special Area of Conservation , it remains threatened by destruction for agricultural intensification . There
1323-607: Is part of the European Parliament constituency of South (5 seats). In 2022, the county had a total population of 163,919 people. Of these, 61.4% (91,969 people) lived in rural areas and 38.6% (57,753 people) lived in urban areas. 83.8% of the population stated their religion as Roman Catholic, 7.1% other religions, and 7.5% stated they had no religion. Between 2006 and 2011, the population increased by 10%, slowing to 3% between 2011 and 2016. Since 1951, an opera festival, Wexford Festival Opera , takes place every year in
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#17328696044971386-616: Is the most common species of butterfly in the county. Various types of moth are also common. The common frog – the only type of frog found – is plentiful. Wexford County Council has thirty-four members. The council has three representatives on the Southern Regional Assembly , where it is part of the South-East strategic planning area. County Wexford is represented by the Dáil constituency of Wexford (5 seats). The county
1449-425: Is very little natural forest in the county. Most natural trees and vegetation grow on hedgerows . South-eastern Wexford is an important site for wild birds—the north side of Wexford Harbour , the North Slob , is home to 10,000 Greenland white-fronted geese each winter (roughly one third of the entire world's population), while in the summer Lady's Island Lake is an important breeding site for terns , especially
1512-742: The D-day assault on Omaha Beach . The Count of Monte Cristo , directed by Kevin Reynolds , was partly filmed in the village of Duncannon in 2000 – Duncannon Fort being used for one of the main scenes. The movie Brooklyn was partially set and filmed in Enniscorthy and featured some of the locals as extras. Two radio stations are based in the county: South East Radio and Beat 102-103 . The county's main newspapers include Wexford People , New Ross Standard , Gorey Guardian , and Enniscorthy Echo . The scenic Bannow Drive, popular amongst tourists,
1575-604: The Ministry of Information , an institution satirised by George Orwell in his dystopian Nineteen Eighty-Four , but equally based on Orwell's experience of the BBC . During the Second World War, his work was less influenced by Auden and he was developing a more traditional style of lyricism . Some critics believe that he reached his full stature as a poet in Word Over All (1943), when he finally distanced himself from Auden. After
1638-617: The Neolithic period or earlier. Remains from the Bronze Age period are far more widespread. Early Irish tribes formed the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnsealaig, an area that was slightly larger than the current County Wexford. County Wexford was one of the earliest areas of Ireland to be Christianised , in the early 5th century. Later, from 819 onwards, the Vikings invaded and plundered many Christian sites in
1701-768: The Poetry Society (who stated that Day-Lewis was "a good administrative poet" and "a safe bet"). Day-Lewis was chairman of the Arts Council Literature Panel, vice-president of the Royal Society of Literature , an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters , a Member of the Irish Academy of Letters and a Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College , London. Cecil Day-Lewis died from pancreatic cancer on 22 May 1972, aged 68, at Lemmons ,
1764-546: The Slaney and the Barrow . At 192 km (119 mi) in length, the river Barrow is the second-longest river on the island of Ireland. Smaller rivers of note are the Owenduff, Pollmounty, Corrock, Urrin, Boro, Owenavorragh (also spelt Ounavarra), Sow and Bann rivers. There are no significant fresh-water lakes in the county. Small seaside lakes or lagoons exist at two locations – one
1827-426: The ice retreated, County Wexford would have been one of the first areas to be covered with glacial drift (a mixture of boulders , clay , sand and gravel ) that blanketed the existing bedrock . This has led to high-quality soils , suitable for a wide range of agriculture . A very detailed soil survey of the county was published in 1964 as part of the 'National Soil Survey of Ireland'. It classifies each area of
1890-521: The rebellion of 1798 , the county has for many years had a strong presence in the Irish traditional singing scene. Noted singers include All-Ireland Fleadh Champions Paddy Berry , Seamus Brogan and Niall Wall. Paddy Berry has also collected and published a number of songs from Wexford. Beaches in Curracloe , County Wexford were used to film the opening scenes of the movie Saving Private Ryan , which depicted
1953-552: The roseate tern . The grey heron is also seen. Throughout the county pheasant , woodpigeon and feral pigeons are widespread. Mute swan , mallard , kingfisher , and owls (the long-eared owl , the short-eared owl , and the barn owl ) are less common – but plentiful. Red grouse , once common, is now extremely scarce. The species has been in decline for some decades. Threats include habitat degradation, disease, predation and over-hunting. Red grouse in Ireland are now considered threatened. The corncrake , also once very common,
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2016-440: The surname Day-Lewis . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Day-Lewis&oldid=1189188534 " Categories : Surnames Compound surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
2079-490: The 14th century, especially in the north of the county, principally under Art MacMurrough Kavanagh . Under Henry VIII , the great religious houses were dissolved, 1536–41; in County Wexford this included Glascarrig Priory, Clonmines Priory, Tintern Abbey , and Dunbrody Abbey . On 23 October 1641, a major rebellion broke out in Ireland, and County Wexford produced strong support for Confederate Ireland . Oliver Cromwell and his English Parliamentarian Army arrived in 1649 in
2142-647: The 1940s, he had a long and troubled love affair with the novelist Rosamond Lehmann , to whom he dedicated his 1943 poetry collection Word Over All . In 1948, Day-Lewis met actress Jill Balcon , daughter of Michael Balcon , at the recording of a radio programme and began an affair with her that year. He conducted simultaneous relationships with his wife Constance Mary, who lived with their two sons in Dorset , with Lehmann, who lived in Oxfordshire , and with Balcon. Finally he broke with his wife and Lehmann, and after his marriage
2205-620: The Hertfordshire home of Kingsley Amis and Elizabeth Jane Howard , where he and his family were staying. As a great admirer of Thomas Hardy , he arranged to be buried near the author's grave at St Michael's Church in Stinsford , Dorset . Day-Lewis was the father of four children. His first two children, with Constance Mary King, were Sean Day-Lewis (3 August 1931–9 June 2022), a TV critic and writer, and Nicholas Day-Lewis, who became an engineer. His children with Balcon were Tamasin Day-Lewis ,
2268-520: The Soviet Union, Day-Lewis gradually became disillusioned with communism. In his autobiography, The Buried Day (1960), he renounces former communist views. His detective novel, The Sad Variety (1964), contains a scathing portrayal of doctrinaire communists, the Soviet Union's repression of the 1956 Hungarian uprising , and the ruthless tactics of Soviet intelligence agents. County Wexford County Wexford ( Irish : Contae Loch Garman )
2331-617: The Theatre Royal in Wexford town and runs for several weeks. In 2008, a new Opera House replaced the old one on the same site, once called the Wexford Opera House, but in 2014 being designated as Ireland's National Opera House . It consists of two theatres, the O'Reilly Theatre and the Jerome Hynes Theatre. There is a renowned singing tradition in County Wexford. Having an abundance of traditional songs, many of which relate to
2394-465: The United States , visited the county and his ancestral home at Dunganstown, near New Ross . Wexford is the 13th-largest of Ireland's thirty-two traditional counties in area, and 9th-largest in terms of population. It is the largest of Leinster's 12 counties in size, and fourth-largest in terms of population. The county is located in the south-east corner of the island of Ireland. It is bounded by
2457-433: The benefit of mankind at large, is being used at present to stoke up the furnaces of private profit". The contributors were: Rex Warner , Edward Upward , Arthur Calder-Marshall , Barbara Nixon, Anthony Blunt , Alan Bush , Charles Madge , Alistair Brown, J.D. Bernal , T.A. Jackson and Edgell Rickword . After the late 1930s, which were marked by the widespread purges, repression, and executions under Joseph Stalin in
2520-446: The coldest months, with temperatures ranging from 4–9 °C (39–48 °F) on average. July and August are generally the warmest months, with average temperatures ranging from 13–19 °C (55–66 °F) in coastal areas and 12–22 °C (54–72 °F) in inland areas. The prevailing winds blow from the south-west. Precipitation falls throughout the year. Mean annual rainfall is 800–1,200 millimetres (31–47 in). Generally,
2583-405: The county according to its specific soil type . Most of the county is covered with soils called brown earths , described as well-drained and having a wide use-range. After that, gleys (poorly to imperfectly drained with a limited use-range) are the next major soil type, primarily located in the south-east of the county and east of Gorey (along the coast). Gleys are dotted elsewhere around
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2646-684: The county and captured it. The lands of the Irish and Anglo-Normans were confiscated and given to Cromwell's soldiers as payment for their service in the Parliamentarian Army. At Duncannon , in the south-west of the county, James II , after his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne , embarked for Kinsale and then to exile in France. County Wexford was the most important area in which the Irish Rebellion of 1798
2709-643: The county in small areas, and where they occur they generally form bogland . The last major soil type, brown podzolics , occur mainly near the edges of the Blackstairs Mountain range and around Bunclody and in the baronies of East Shelmalier and South Ballaghkeen. Though there are areas covered with other soil types , these are of limited extent. Common species of tree include oak , ash , sycamore , alder , blackthorn , hawthorn , beech and birch . Less common (but plentiful) species include wild cherry and Scots pine (also called red deal). Elm
2772-415: The county receives less snow than more northerly parts of Ireland . Heavy snowfalls are relatively rare, but can occur. The one exception is Mount Leinster , visible from a large portion of the county, and frequently covered with snow during the winter months. Frost is frequent in winter months, less so in coastal areas. An ice sheet covered most, but not all, of the county during the last Ice age . As
2835-538: The county – including Rosslare (a Links course ), and Enniscorthy. Two more are located near Gorey – Ballymoney Golf Club and Courtown Golf Club – are 18 hole golf courses. Bunclody Golf and Fishing Club, boasting Europe's only golf lift, is situated just inside County Carlow . There are also a few others. New Ross Golf Club , however, is actually located in County Kilkenny – about 1 km (1,000 yards) from New Ross town. There are also many par-3 courses in
2898-451: The county, such as Scarke Golf Course & Driving Range, located about 2 km (1.2 mi) east of New Ross, the 'Abbey Par 3' course, at Winningtown, Fethard-on-Sea, Blackwater Par 3 Golf Course, Kilnew, Blackwater, located a few kilometres northeast of Wexford town, Garrylough Golf Course and Driving Range, Screen, and Rathaspeck Manor Golf Course, Rathaspeck, near Rosslare (there are also few Par-4 holes on this course). There are also
2961-466: The county. Vikings settled at Wexford town near the end of the 9th century. In 1169, Wexford was the site of the invasion of Ireland by Normans at the behest of Diarmuid Mac Murrough , King of Uí Cheinnsealaig and king of Leinster (Laigin). This was followed by the subsequent colonisation of the country by the Cambro-Normans . The native Irish began to regain some of their former territories in
3024-487: The end of June, a 'Strawberry Fair' Festival takes place in the town of Enniscorthy , and a Strawberry Queen is crowned. Dairy farming forms an important part of the agricultural industry. Locally produced milk is on sale in many supermarkets. Wexford Irish Cheddar is a brand, and Carrigbyrne, a full-flavoured soft cheese , is produced near New Ross. Evergreen tree species are extensively cultivated, especially in more recent years— Norway spruce and Sitka spruce are
3087-554: The late 1970s after a proposal was made to build a nuclear energy plant there; the plans were abandoned after extensive protests from the public, due to environmental and health concerns. Great Island Power Station opened in 1967 and was operated by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) until it was sold to Endesa in January 2009. It is an electricity-generating station fueled by heavy fuel oil and rated at 240 MW. It
3150-512: The less common brown (or European) hare —are found. Hare is not nearly as common as rabbit. The stoat ( Mustela erminea hibernica ) is also reasonably common. Locally the stoat is just as often incorrectly called a weasel . Only two types of seal are found on County Wexford's coast— Atlantic grey seals are very plentiful in coastal areas; the slightly smaller common (or harbour) seal is less common, yet plentiful. The small tortoiseshell butterfly (reddish-orange colour, with black markings)
3213-551: The mid-1930s, Day-Lewis was able to earn his living by writing. Four of the Blake novels – A Tangled Web , A Penknife in My Heart , The Deadly Joker , The Private Wound – do not feature Strangeways. Minute for Murder is set against the background of Day-Lewis's Second World War experiences in the Ministry of Information. Head of a Traveller features as a principal character
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#17328696044973276-467: The most common varieties planted. These are generally sown on poorer quality soils (mainly in bogs and on hills or mountainsides). A small amount of deciduous trees are also planted, though these require better soils. Silver was once mined at Clonmines—primarily in Tudor times. Lead was mined at Caim, 1818 – c. 1850—this mine also contains zinc ; the two are usually found together. Copper ore ( malachite )
3339-642: The north. Largely low-lying fertile land is the characteristic landscape of the county. The highest point in the county is Mount Leinster at 795 metres (2,608 ft), in the Blackstairs Mountains in the north-west on the boundary with County Carlow. Other high points: Notable hills include: Carrigbyrne Hill; Camross (or Camaross) Hill, 181 m (594 ft); Carrigmaistia, 167 m (548 ft); Bree Hill, 179 m (587 ft); Gibbet Hill; Vinegar Hill; Slievecoiltia; Forth Mountain, 237 m (778 ft); and Tara Hill. The major rivers are
3402-464: The pseudonym Nicholas Blake. He created Nigel Strangeways , an amateur investigator and gentleman detective who, as the nephew of an Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard , has access to official crime investigations. He published nineteen further crime novels. (In the first Nigel Strangeways novel, the detective is modelled on W. H. Auden , but Day-Lewis developed the character as a far less extravagant and more serious figure in later novels.) From
3465-580: The sea on two sides—on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea . The River Barrow forms its western boundary. The Blackstairs Mountains form part of the boundary to the north, as do the southern edges of the Wicklow Mountains . The adjoining counties are Waterford to the south-west, Kilkenny to the west, Carlow to the north-west and Wicklow in
3528-510: The site, featuring 14 wind turbines generating electricity. It was completed in November 2002 and was the first wind farm on the east coast of Ireland. Wind farms now exist at a few other locations in the county, such as Ballywater Wind Farm , at Cahore (near Kilmuckridge ), on the county's east coast, and Richfield wind farm, located in the southeast of the county. In recent years the county Football team has been making rapid advances. Camogie ,
3591-529: The son of Frank Day-Lewis, a Church of Ireland rector of that parish, and Kathleen Blake (née Squires; died 1906). Some of his family were from England and the family had originally been from Berkhamsted , in Hertfordshire , and settled in Ireland in the late 1860s. His father took the surname "Day-Lewis" as a combination of his own birth father's ("Day") and adoptive father's ("Lewis") surnames. In his autobiography The Buried Day (1960), Day-Lewis wrote: "As
3654-606: The war, he joined the publisher Chatto & Windus as a director and senior editor. In 1946, Day-Lewis was a lecturer at Cambridge University , publishing his lectures in The Poetic Image (1947). Day-Lewis became a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1950 Birthday Honours . He later taught poetry at Oxford , where he was Professor of Poetry from 1951 to 1956. During 1962–1963, he
3717-399: Was dissolved in 1951, he married Balcon, but he was no more faithful to her than he had been to his wife or Lehmann. Jill's father was deeply unhappy about the scandalous affair since she was named publicly as co-respondent in Day-Lewis' divorce. He disinherited her and cut off all relationships with her and Day-Lewis. During the Second World War, Day-Lewis worked as a publications editor in
3780-481: Was educated at Sherborne School and at Wadham College, Oxford . In Oxford, Day-Lewis became part of the circle gathered around W. H. Auden and helped him to edit Oxford Poetry 1927 . His first collection of poems, Beechen Vigil , appeared in 1925. In 1928, Day-Lewis married Constance Mary King, the daughter of a Sherborne teacher. Day-Lewis worked as a schoolmaster in three schools, including Larchfield School, Helensburgh , Scotland (now Lomond School ). During
3843-550: Was fought, during which significant battles occurred at The Battle of Oulart Hill during the 1798 rebellion . Vinegar Hill (Enniscorthy) and New Ross . The famous ballad " Boolavogue " was written in remembrance of the Wexford Rising. At Easter 1916, a small rebellion occurred at Enniscorthy town, on cue with that in Dublin . During World War II , German planes bombed Campile . In 1963 John F. Kennedy , then President of
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#17328696044973906-659: Was marked by didacticism and a preoccupation with social themes. In 1937, he edited The Mind in Chains: Socialism and the Cultural Revolution . In the introduction, he supported a popular front against a "Capitalism that has no further use for culture". He explains that the title refers to Prometheus bound by his chains, quotes Shelley 's preface to Prometheus Unbound and says the contributors believe that "the Promethean fire of enlightenment, which should be given for
3969-601: Was the Norton Professor at Harvard University . Day-Lewis was appointed Poet Laureate in 1968, in succession to John Masefield . His appointment came after appointments secretary John Hewitt consulted with Dame Helen Gardner , the Merton Professor of English at the University of Oxford (who stated that Day-Lewis "produced run of the mill poetry but nothing particularly outstanding") and Geoffrey Handley-Taylor, chair of
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