James Thomson: Essays for the TercentenaryRichard Terry Liverpool University Press, 2000/01/01 - 279 ページ A collection of essays devoted to the works of the eighteenth-century Scottish poet James Thomson. It addresses Thomson's writings themselves and the reception of his works after his death and their influence on later writers. It analyses the politics and aesthetics of Thomson's major poems. |
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Thomsons fame RICHARD TERRY | 1 |
Thomson the Tragedian | 15 |
Thomson and Shaftesbury ROBERT INGLESFIELD | 67 |
The Seasons and the Politics of Opposition | 93 |
Thomson and the Druids RICHARD TERRY | 141 |
James Thomson and EighteenthCentury Scottish | 165 |
Thomson Garrick and | 191 |
Thomson in the 1790s JOHN BARRELL | 217 |
A Few Words about Thomsons | 247 |
Notes on Contributors | 271 |
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