Birth of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863 – 1944) – The Anthologist Who Helped Define the Canon of English Poetry

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, born on November 21, 1863, profoundly shaped how English poetry is read and taught. Through The Oxford Book of English Verse and his influential lectures on style, he defined literary taste for decades, preserving poems, guiding readers, and shaping the canon for the modern English-speaking world.

Birth of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863 – 1944) – The Anthologist Who Helped Define the Canon of English Poetry