| Meaning |
{
"name": "Thomas Traherne",
"birth": {
"date": "c. 1636",
"place": "Winchester, England"
},
"death": {
"date": "April 27, 1674",
"place": "Ludlow, England"
},
"occupations": [
"poet",
"theologian",
"clergyman",
"philosopher"
],
"nationality": "English",
"notableWorks": [
{
"title": "The Soul's Tragedy",
"year": 1671
},
{
"title": "Poems Written by Thomas Traherne",
"year": 1673
},
{
"title": "Centuries of Meditations",
"year": 1675
}
],
"education": "St. Mary's Hall, Oxford (did not graduate)",
"knownFor": [
"Mystical poetry",
"Childlike innocence in literature",
"Theological writings on divine love and human nature"
],
"legacy": "Traherne's works were largely unpublished until the 20th century, influencing Romantic and modern spiritual writers."
} |
