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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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
literary historian
poet
academicDiscipline classics
literature
burialPlace Bath Abbey
centuryOfActivity 18th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1728-01-09
dateOfDeath 1790-05-21
educatedAt Trinity College, Oxford
Winchester College
employer University of Oxford
ethnicGroup English
familyName Warton
father Thomas Warton the elder
linked to: Thomas Warton
fieldOfWork English literature
literary history
poetry
genre literary criticism
poetry
givenName Thomas
honorificTitle Poet Laureate
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Trinity College, Oxford
movement pre-Romanticism
name Thomas Warton
notableFor historical study of English poetry
influence on Romantic poets
notableWork The History of English Poetry
The Pleasures of Melancholy
occupation academic
literary critic
literary historian
poet
placeOfBirth Basingstoke
placeOfDeath Oxford
positionHeld Poet Laureate of Great Britain
Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
religion Church of England
residence Oxford
sexOrGender male
sibling Joseph Warton

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Thomas Warton name Thomas Warton
Thomas Warton father Thomas Warton the elder
linked to: Thomas Warton
Henry James Pye replaced Thomas Warton (as Poet Laureate)
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The Literary Club hasMember Thomas Warton