The correspondence of Thomas Warton
By: edited by David Fairer.
Contributors: Fairer, David.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press; Univ of Georgia Pr
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 775
Subjects: Warton, Thomas, 1728-1790 -- Correspondence.; Poets, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence.; Literary historians -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.
Description: "Thomas Warton (1728-1790) - friend of Samuel Johnson, professor of poetry at Oxford University, and later England's poet laureate - is best remembered for his three-volume History of English poetry. He was also a historian, biographer, editor, classical scholar, humorist, and Gothic enthusiast"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.