Branwell Brontë: Difference between revisions

'''Patrick Branwell Brontë''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|ɒ|n|t|i}}, commonly {{IPAc-en|-|t|eɪ}};<ref>As given by ''Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature'' (Merriam-Webster, incorporated, Publishers: Springfield, Massachusetts, 1995), p. viii: "When our research shows that an author's pronunciation of his or her name differs from common usage, the author's pronunciation is listed first, and the descriptor ''commonly'' precedes the more familiar pronunciation." See also entries on Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë, pp. 175–176.</ref> 26 June 1817 – 24 September 1848) was an English painter and writer. He was the only son of the [[Brontë family]], and brother of the writers [[Charlotte Brontë|Charlotte]], [[Emily Brontë|Emily]], and [[Anne Brontë|Anne]]. Brontë was rigorously tutored at home by his father, and earned praise for his poetry and [[translation]]s from the classics. However, he drifted between jobs, supporting himself by portrait-painting, and gave way to drug and alcohol addiction, apparently worsened by a failed relationship with a married woman. Brontë died at the age of 31, insisting on standing in his final moments.