Tate

(tāt)

  1. Tate, (John Orley) Allen 1899-1979; U.S. poet & critic
  2. Tate, Nahum 1652-1715; Brit. poet & dramatist, born in Ireland: poet laureate (1692-1715)

See Tate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

American writer and editor. A leading exponent of New Criticism, he edited the Sewanee Review (1944-1946) and is known especially for his poetry, including “Ode to the Confederate Dead” (1926).

, Nahum 1652-1715.

English poet and playwright who wrote a popular adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear in 1687 and was appointed poet laureate in 1692.
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