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.

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instanceOf human
literary historian
poet
academicDiscipline classics
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
Winchester College NERFINISHED
employer University of Oxford
ethnicGroup English
familyName Warton NERFINISHED
father Thomas Warton the elder NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork English literature
literary history
poetry
genre literary criticism
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
influence on Romantic poets
notableWork The History of English Poetry NERFINISHED
The Pleasures of Melancholy NERFINISHED
occupation academic
literary critic
literary historian
poet
placeOfBirth Basingstoke NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Oxford NERFINISHED
positionHeld Poet Laureate of Great Britain NERFINISHED
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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