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This is the first full-scale biography of the poet and playwright for forty years.On the personal side it places him in his social and cultural setting: as a welcome member of the disparate circles that surrounded Alexander Pope, Richard Savage, Aaron Hill, James Quin, George Bubb Dodington, George Lyttelton, Lady Hertford, and Frederick, Prince of Wales.More significantly, for the first time Thomson's involvement in politics is thoroughly explored. The analysis of his Scottish Whiggism and his role as the poet of Britannia and Liberty places the poetry in a clear ideological light, which at once deepens our understanding of Thomson the man, and illuminates the political groupings of the period.Drawing on his deep understanding of Thomson's poetry, which he edited for the Oxford English Texts series, James Sambrook also supplies a full critical analysis of the whole body of Thomson's writings that is unrivalled in its depth. This new Life maintains an even balance between biography, history, and literary criticism, and forms both an impressive study of the man and a companion to the highly praised Oxford English Texts edition of the poems. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1777 edition by the Apollo Press, Edinburgh. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of James C(laude) Thomson, Jr., is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1026 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
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This digital document is an article from Studies in the Literary Imagination, published by Georgia State University Department of English on March 22, 2001. The length of the article is 8943 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: "A JUST BALANCE BETWEEN PATRONAGE AND THE PRESS": THE CASE OF JAMES THOMSON.(Critical Essay)
Author: James Sambrook
Publication: Studies in the Literary Imagination (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2001
Publisher: Georgia State University Department of English
Volume: 34Issue: 1Page: 137

Article Type: Critical Essay

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