For the Canadian novelist, see Thomas Wharton. Thomas Wharton, PhD (born 25 February 1963) is a Canadian Novelist.

Thomas Warton, the Younger

Thomas Warton (January 9, 1728 – May 21, 1790) was an English literary historian and critic, as well as a poet. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" From 1785 through 1790 he was the Poet Laureate of England. A Poet Laureate is a Poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events

Life

Warton was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, the son of poet Thomas Warton, the Elder (c. Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 1688 - 1745), and younger brother of Joseph Warton. Joseph Warton (April 1722 &ndash 23 February 1800 was an English academic and Literary critic. As a youngster, Warton demonstrated a strong predilection toward writing poetry, a skill he would continue to develop all of his life. ^[1] In fact, Warton translated one of Martial's epigrams at nine, and wrote The Pleasures of Melancholy at seventeen

His early education was given him by his father. Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial) (March 1 40 AD - ca At sixteen years of age he enrolled at Winchester College, later moving to Trinity College, Oxford. Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight, or Trinity College for short is one of the He graduated from Oxford in 1747, where he subsequently became a Fellow. Warton was selected as poet Laureate of Oxford in 1747 and again in 1748. His duty in this post was write a poem about a selected patroness of the University, which would be read to her on a specially appointed day. ^[1]

A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1781. The painting shows the friends of Reynolds, including Warton - many of whom were members of "The Club" - use cursor to identify.

Warton was appointed Professor of Poetry at the university in 1757, and held the post for ten years^[2]. The chair of Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is an unusual academic appointment now held for a term of five years and chosen through an election open to all Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

In 1785, he was appointed Camden Professor of History, as well as poet laureate. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Camden Professorship of Ancient History was established in 1622 by William Camden, Clarencieux King of Arms, and endowed with the income of the manor of Bexley He was a friend as well as a rival of Samuel Johnson, and his poetry was greatly influenced by earlier English poets, like Chaucer, Drayton, Fairfax, and Spenser. Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September

Among other important contributions, Warton, along with his brother, was among the first to argue that Sir Thopas, by Geoffrey Chaucer, was a parody. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. Warton contributed to the general project of the ballad revival. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. He was a general supporter of the poetry of Thomas Gray—a fact that Johnson satirized in his parody "Hermit hoar, in solemn cell. Thomas Gray ( December 26, 1716 – July 30, 1771) was an English Poet, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge " Among his minor works were an edition of Theocritus, a selection of Latin and Greek inscriptions, the humorous Oxford Companion to the Guide and Guide to the Companion (1762); lives of Sir Thomas Pope and Ralph Bathurst; and an Inquiry into the Authenticity of the Poems attributed to Thomas Rowley (1782). Theocritus ( Greek: Θεόκριτος the creator of Ancient Greek Bucolic Poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC

Poetry, Criticism and Historical Works

In 1749, Warton penned The Triumph of Isis, a poem praising of Oxford and the many students who had received their education there. Published anonymously, The Triumph of Isis rebutted William Mason’s Isis, an Elegy published the previous year, which was anything but flattering to Oxford. William Mason may refer to William Mason (Colt, American machinist and inventor working for Samuel Colt William Mason (composer (1829&ndash1908 ^[1]

Following the success of The Triumph of Isis, Warton wrote Newmarket, a Satire, which was followed by a collection of verses.

Warton's first major academic work was Observations on the Faerie Queene of Spenser, published in 1754. The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser, published first in three books in 1590 and later in six books in 1596 Edmund Spenser (c 1552 &ndash 13 January, 1599) was an important English Poet and Poet Laureate best known for The He is, however, best known for the three-volume The History of English Poetry (1774–81), which covered the poetry of the 11th through the 16th centuries. Although the work was criticized for its many inaccuracies, it is nonetheless considered a highly important and influential historical tome.

As a poet, Warton was more inclined toward light and humorous verse, odes and sonnets. His sonnets helped to revive the form, which had fallen out of fashion.

He is remembered for his interest in primitivism, which was an important stage toward romanticism.

A Sonnet by Warton

While his other poems had merit in their own right, his sonnets are generally considered his best work. One of these, To the River Lodon is considered the most natural.

Various works

• The Pleasures of Melancholy
• Observations on the Faerie Queene of Spenser (1754)
• The Oxford Sausage (ed. __FORCETOC__ William Whitehead, (baptized February 12, 1715 – April 14 1785) was an English Poet and Playwright A Poet Laureate is a Poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events Henry James Pye ( February 20, 1745 &ndash August 11, 1813) was an English Poet. ) (1764) -- an anthology of verse and Oxford wit
• Inquiry into the Authenticity of the Rowley Poems (1770)
• History of English Poetry (1774-81)

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