Thomas Gray [Paperback]

A biography of the renowned English eighteenth-century poet and scholar Thomas Gray containing extensive quotations from Gray's literary work.This biography of the renowned English eighteenth-century poet and scholar Thomas Gray (17161771) was originally published in 1955. The text contains extensive quotations from Grays literary work and correspondence which are counterpoised by a highly readable narrative of his life, most of which was spent at Cambridge University.This biography of the renowned English eighteenth-century poet and scholar Thomas Gray (17161771) was originally published in 1955. The text contains extensive quotations from Grays literary work and correspondence which are counterpoised by a highly readable narrative of his life, most of which was spent at Cambridge University.This biography of the renowned English eighteenth-century poet and scholar Thomas Gray (17161771) was originally published in 1955. The text contains extensive quotations from Gray's literary work and correspondence which are counterpoised by a highly readable narrative of his life, most of which was spent at Cambridge University. Whilst Gray's poetic output was limited for various reasons, including an extremely self-critical attitude towards his own work, he remains a figure of great importance in eighteenth-century literature. This book reflects that importance, and it will be of value to anyone with an interest in English poetry, literary biography, or the cultural environment of the 1700s.Preface; 1. Childhood and Eton (17161734); 2. Cambridge (17341739); 3. The Grand Tour (17391741); 4. The early poems and the death of West (17411742); 5. Return to Cambridge (17421749); 56. The Elegy (17491753); 8. The Pindaric Odes and the migration to Pembroke College (17531756); 9. The publication of the Odes and their reception (17561757); 9. Miss Speed: the years in London: the Norse and Welsh poems (17571761); 10. Life at Cambridge: friends and occupations: the visit tlß