James Thomson
Essays for the Tercentenary
Published on 1. November 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
285 pages
978-0-85323-964-2 (ISBN)
Description
James Thomson: Essays for the Tercentenary is the first collection of essays devoted exclusively to the works of the eighteenth-century Scottish poet James Thomson. The volume is divided into two sections, the first addressing Thomson's writings themselves, and the second the reception of his works after his death and their influence on later writers. The first section contains essays analysing the politics and aesthetics of Thomson's major poems and also a reevaluation of Thomson as a heroic dramatist. The second section capitalises on the certainty felt by many in Thomson's own century that the poet, especially through his most successful poem The Seasons, had won for himself an indelible fame. This volume provides a definitive reappraisal of his achievement for our own times.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 illustrations; 6 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85323-964-2 (9780853239642)
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Content
Introduction: Thomson's 'frame' - Richard Terry
Part 1: Works
'O Sophonisba! Sophonisba o!': Thomson the Tragedian - Brean S. Hammond
'Can Pure Description Hold the Place of Sense?': Thomson's Landscape Poetry - W. B. Hutchings
Thomson and Shaftesbury - Robert Inglesfield
The Seasons and the Politics of Opposition - Glynis Ridley
James Thomson and the Progress of the Progress Poem: From Liberty to The Castle of Indolence - Robin Dix
Part 2: Posterity
Thomson and the Druids - Richard Terry
James Thomson and Eighteenth-Century Scottish Literary Identity - Gerard Carruthers
Britannia's Heart of Oak: Thomson, Garrick and the Language of Eighteenth-Century Patriotism - Tim Fulford
Thomson and the 1790s - John Barrell and Harriet Guest
'That is true fame': A Few Words about Thomson's Romantic Period Popularity - John Strachan
Notes on Contributors
Index
Part 1: Works
'O Sophonisba! Sophonisba o!': Thomson the Tragedian - Brean S. Hammond
'Can Pure Description Hold the Place of Sense?': Thomson's Landscape Poetry - W. B. Hutchings
Thomson and Shaftesbury - Robert Inglesfield
The Seasons and the Politics of Opposition - Glynis Ridley
James Thomson and the Progress of the Progress Poem: From Liberty to The Castle of Indolence - Robin Dix
Part 2: Posterity
Thomson and the Druids - Richard Terry
James Thomson and Eighteenth-Century Scottish Literary Identity - Gerard Carruthers
Britannia's Heart of Oak: Thomson, Garrick and the Language of Eighteenth-Century Patriotism - Tim Fulford
Thomson and the 1790s - John Barrell and Harriet Guest
'That is true fame': A Few Words about Thomson's Romantic Period Popularity - John Strachan
Notes on Contributors
Index