Joseph Warton — (April 1722 ndash; 23 February 1800) was an English academic and literary critic.He was born in Dunsfold, Surrey, England, but his family soon moved to Hampshire, where his father, the Reverend Thomas Warton, became vicar of Basingstoke. There, a … Wikipedia
Warton — is the name of several places in England:* Warton, Fylde, a village between Preston and Blackpool, Lancashire.:* Warton Aerodrome, a BAE Systems airfield near the above village. * Warton, Lancaster, a village in north Lancashire. * Warton,… … Wikipedia
WARTON (T.) — WARTON THOMAS (1728 1790) Nommé poète lauréat en 1785, Thomas Warton est le frère du poète et critique Joseph Warton; son père, professeur de poésie à Oxford, contribua à remettre Milton en honneur. Thomas se fit très tôt une réputation de poète… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Warton, Thomas, The Elder; Joseph; And Thomas, The Younger — (1688 1800) • Thomas, the elder, the father, 1688 1745 The son of Antony Warton, vicar of Godalming, Surrey, he graduated, B.A. (1709 10), M.A. (1712), and B.D. (1725) from Magdalen College, Oxford. His Jacobite sympathies made him popular… … British and Irish poets
Warton, Thomas, the Younger — ▪ English poet born Jan. 9, 1728, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Eng. died May 21, 1790, Oxford poet laureate from 1785 and author of the first history of English poetry, brother of the poet and critic Joseph Warton, and son of Thomas Warton the Elder… … Universalium
Joseph Ritson — (October 2, 1752 September 23, 1803), was an English antiquary.He was born at Stockton on Tees, of a Westmorland yeoman family. He was educated for the law, and settled in London as a conveyancer at the age of twenty two. He devoted his spare… … Wikipedia
Warton — [wɔːtn], 1) Joseph, englischer Schriftsteller, * Dunsfold (County Surrey) 22. 4. 1722, ✝ Wickham (County Hampshire) 23. 2. 1800, Bruder von 2); Geistlicher; gilt mit seinen Essays als Wegbereiter der englischen Romantik und deren… … Universal-Lexikon
Joseph Hall (bishop) — Joseph Hall (1 July 1574 8 September 1656), English bishop and satirist, was born at Bristow Park, near Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.LifeJoseph Hall came of a large family, being one of twelve children born to John Hall, agent in the… … Wikipedia
Warton — (spr. Uart n), 1) Joseph, geb. 1722; war seit 1766 Rector am Collegium in Winchester, 1783 Pfarrer in Upham, später in Wickham u. st. 1800; er schr. Odes on several subjects, Lond. 1746; Essay on the genius and writings of Pope, ebd. 1772, 2 Thle … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Warton — Warton, Thomas, engl. Dichter und Literarhistoriker, geb. 1728 in Oxford, gest. daselbst 21. Mai 1790, studierte in seiner Vaterstadt und gab bereits 1747 die »Pleasures of melancholy« heraus, die von W. als Dichter größere Erwartungen erregten,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
