SHENSTONE, WILLIAM

SHENSTONE, WILLIAM
   poet, born, the son of a landed proprietor, at Hales-Owen, Shropshire; was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford, and during the years 1737-42 produced three vols. of poetry, the most noted being "The Schoolmistress"; succeeded to his father's estate in 1745, and entered with much enthusiasm and reckless expenditure into landscape-gardening, which won him in his day a wider reputation than his poetry; his "Essays" have considerable critical merit and originality, while his poetry - ballads odes, songs, &c. - has a music and grace despite its conventional diction (1714-1763).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Shenstone, William — (1714 1763)    Born at Halesowen, Worcestershire, he was educated at the local grammar school and Pembroke College, Oxford where he was a contemporary of Dr. Johnson but did not graduate. The year 1745 saw the start of his life s work: the… …   British and Irish poets

  • Shenstone, William — ▪ English connoisseur born Nov. 18, 1714, Leasowes, Halesowen, Shropshire, Eng. died Feb. 11, 1763, Leasowes  a representative 18th century English “man of taste.” As a poet, amateur landscape gardener, and collector, he influenced the trend away …   Universalium

  • Shenstone, William — (1714 1763)    Poet, s. of Thomas S., owner of a small estate at Hales Owen, Shropshire. At this place, called the Leasowes, the poet was b. In 1732 he went to Oxf. On his father s death he retired to the Leasowes where he passed his time, and… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • William Shenstone — Portrait en buste du poète en frontispice de l édition de ses œuvres complètes (1765) Activités Po …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shenstone — may refer to:* Shenstone, Staffordshire, a village in the UK * Shenstone, WorcestershirePeople with the surname Shenstone: * William Shenstone (1714–1763) …   Wikipedia

  • William Shenstone — (November 18, 1714 ndash; February 11, 1763) was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes .LifeSon of Thomas Shenstone and Anne Penn, daughter of William Penn …   Wikipedia

  • Shenstone — ist Ortsname von Shenstone (Staffordshire), Staffordshire Shenstone (Worcestershire), Worcestershire Personen William Shenstone (1714–1763), Dichter und Gärtner Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Shenstone — (nov 18, 1714 feb 11, 1763) Fue un poeta inglés y uno de los primeros practicantes del paisaje inglés, prohombre de la Historia de la jardinería a través del proyecto de su propiedad El Leasowes . Enlaces externos Text of The Schoolmistress… …   Wikipedia Español

  • William Parker — may refer to:portsmen* Tony Parker, William Anthony Parker II , (born 1982), Belgian basketball player * Smush Parker (born 1981), American basketball player * William Parker (rower) (1889 1971), British rower and Olympic medalistNoblemen*… …   Wikipedia

  • William Parker — ist der Name folgender Personen: William Parker, 4. Baron Monteagle (1575–1622), britischer Politiker William Parker (Pirat) († 1617), britischer Pirat William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Harburn (1743–1802), britischer Admiral William Parker, 1st… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”