miércoles, 15 de diciembre de 2021

James Thomson (NIVEL AVANZADO)

 

James Thomson (1700-1748)

 

 

British poet, b. Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland; st. Edinburgh College, intended Presbyterian ministry; left Scotland 1725, w. in London as secretary, tutor of Charles Talbot during European tour. Associated (like Fielding) to Lyttelton's 'Patriots', rivals to Walpole; d. Richmond.

 

 

______. "Of a Country Life." Poem. Edinburgh Miscellany. 1720.

_____. "To the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton." Poem. May 1727.

_____. The Seasons. Poem in 4 books. 1730-1746.

_____. Sophonisba. Tragedy. 1730.

_____. Liberty. Poem in 5 parts. 1735-36.

_____. Agamemnon. Tragedy. 1738.

_____. "Ode: Rule, Britannia." 1740.

_____. Tancred and Sigismunda. Tragedy. 1745.

_____. The Castle of Indolence. Poem. 1748.

 

 

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