诗人角

诗人角(Poets' Corner),又稱诗人之隅,指的是西敏寺南走道的一段,许多诗人剧作家作家的墓碑或紀念碑安置於此。第一個葬在這裡的是喬叟[1]

诗人角

紀念方式

詩人角有的紀念碑只是刻在地板上,有的則專門打造了石碑,或懸或立,有些被紀念者只有胸像留在此地。勃朗特姐妹皇家芭蕾舞团的四位創始人則分別共用一個紀念碑[2]本·琼森的墓碑不在詩人角,而是在中殿北部的走廊裡[3]

因為空間狹小,西敏寺開始使用彩色玻璃紀念入選人物,1994年愛德華·霍頓·哈博德就是以彩色玻璃的形式紀念的。[4]

参考文献

  1. Harold Bloom (2009). "Geoffrey Chaucer". p. 13. Infobase Publishing
  2. A Service to Dedicate a Memorial to the Founders of the Royal Ballet 页面存档备份,存于, Westminster Abbey press release, November 2009, accessed 16 March 2010
  3. . Westminster Abbey 1065 to today. Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey. [26 May 2008]. (原始内容存档于7 January 2008).
  4. Abbey to honour Cranford's creator 页面存档备份,存于, Westminster Abbey press release, January 2010, accessed 15 March 2010

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