(1715-1804)
Scholar, ed. at Eton and Camb., wrote learnedly, but paradoxically, on mythological and Homeric subjects. His chief works were A New System or Analysis of Ancient Mythology (1774-76), Observations on the Plain of Troy (1795), and Dissertation concerning the Wars of Troy (1796). In the last two he endeavoured to show that the existence of Troy and the Greek expedition were fabulous. Though so sceptical on these points he was an implicit believer in the authenticity of the Rowley authorship of Chatterton's fabrications. He also wrote on theological subjects.
(1803-1879) Educationalist and miscellaneous author, b. at Hallowell, Maine, ed. at Bowdoin Coll. a...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
(1794-1878) Poet, was b. at Cummington, Massachusetts, the s. of a doctor. His ancestors on both si...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin