CHATTERTON, THOMAS

CHATTERTON, THOMAS
   a poet of great promise, had a tragic fate, born at Bristol, passed off while but a boy as copies of ancient MSS., and particularly of poems which he ascribed to one Rowley, a monk of the 17th century, what were compositions of his own, exhibiting a genius of no small literary, not to say lyric, power; having vainly endeavoured to persuade any one of their genuineness, though he had hopes of the patronage of Sir Robert Walpole, he left Bristol for London, and made vehement efforts with his pen to bespeak regard, but failed; grew desperate, and committed suicide at the early age of 18 (1752-1770).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Chatterton, Thomas — born Nov. 20, 1752, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng. died Aug. 24, 1770, London English poet. At age 11 Chatterton wrote a pastoral eclogue on an old parchment and passed it off successfully as a 15th century work. Thereafter he created more poems… …   Universalium

  • Chatterton,Thomas — Chat·ter·ton (chătʹər tən), Thomas. 1752 1770. British poet who fooled scholars by ascribing his poetry to a 15th century monk, Thomas Rowley. Unable to support himself by writing, Chatterton became dejected and took his own life at age 18. His… …   Universalium

  • Chatterton, Thomas — (1752 1770)    Born in Bristol to a poor schoolmaster, he was considered a dull boy at school, but by the age of eight he was a pupil at Colston s Hospital, the bluecoat school at Bristol. He left the school at fifteen and was apprenticed to a… …   British and Irish poets

  • Chatterton, Thomas — (20 nov. 1752, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra– 24 ago. 1770, Londres). Poeta inglés. A los 11 años, Chatterton escribió una égloga pastoril en un viejo pergamino y logró hacerla pasar por una obra del s. XV. A partir de entonces, escribió… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Chatterton, Thomas — (1752 1770)    Poet, b. at Bristol, posthumous s. of a schoolmaster, who had been a man of some reading and antiquarian tastes, after whose death his mother maintained herself and her boy and girl by teaching and needlework. A black letter Bible… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Thomas Chatterton — Chatterton redirects here. For other uses, see Chatterton (disambiguation). Thomas Chatterton Born 20 November 1752 Bristol, England Died 24 August 1770( …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Rowley — Thomas Chatterton Thomas Chatterton Autres noms Thomas Rowley Activité(s) Poète Naissance 20 novembre 1752 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Thomas Chatterton — (* 20. November 1752 in Bristol; † 25. August 1770 in London) war ein englischer Dichter. Thomas Chatterton wurde als Sohn eines Küsters geboren und besuchte die Armenschule von Colston und schrieb mit elf Jahren bere …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thomas Chatterton — Nacimiento 20 de noviembre de 1752 Bristol, Inglaterra …   Wikipedia Español

  • CHATTERTON (T.) — CHATTERTON THOMAS (1752 1770) Poète anglais dont la renommée a sans doute dépassé l’importance d’une œuvre brutalement interrompue par une mort tragique. Le suicide à dix huit ans de Thomas Chatterton a certes contribué à accréditer le mythe du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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