Thomas Warton
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Thomas Warton was an 18th-century English literary historian, critic, and poet noted for his influential work on English poetry and his tenure as Poet Laureate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Warton canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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literary historian ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
classics
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literature ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bath Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1728-01-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1790-05-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Winchester College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Warton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Warton the elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English literature
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literary history ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Poet Laureate ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | pre-Romanticism ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Warton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical study of English poetry
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influence on Romantic poets ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The History of English Poetry
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The Pleasures of Melancholy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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literary critic ⓘ literary historian ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Basingstoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Poet Laureate of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Joseph Warton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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