Thomas Gordon Hake (1809-1895) was an English physician, poet, and man of letters. Trained in medicine, he practiced as a doctor for much of his life, but he is chiefly remembered for his poetry and for his close association with the Pre-Raphaelite literary circle. Hake was a friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who admired his work and helped bring attention to it. His poetry often has a mystical, philosophical, and symbolist quality, marked by dense imagery and a serious moral tone. His major works include Vates; or, The Philosophy of Madness (1840), Madeline and Other Poems (1871), Parables and Tales (1872), New Symbols (1876), and The Serpent Play (1883). Though never a widely popular poet, Hake was respected by several Victorian literary figures for his intellectual ambition and unusual imaginative style. He also wrote memoirs, including Memoirs of Eighty Years (1892), which offer insight into Victorian literary and medical life.
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