Encyclopedia

Green, Matthew

Green, Matthew, 1696–1737, English poet. His one important poem, The Spleen (1737), marked by its wit, was in praise of the contemplative life.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Matthew Green from Fact Monster:

See more Encyclopedia articles on: English Literature, 1500 to 1799: Biographies