Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 78 Beattie, James 1735 1803 Beatie, Dr. Blair, Robert 1699 1746 Falconer, William 1732 1769 Thorn, Theophilus Gilfillan, George 1813 1878 The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Clytie Siddall, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer" by Beattie, Blair, and Falconer is a collection of poetry and biographical essays written during the late 18th century. This compilation presents the works of three poets—James Beattie, Robert Blair, and William Falconer—along with critical analyses and lives of the poets authored by Rev. George Gilfillan. The anthology covers themes associated with nature, the human condition, and personal reflection, revealing the development of poetic talent in a historical context. At the start of this work, the focus is placed on James Beattie, particularly detailing his early life, education, and the influences that shaped his poetic voice. It narrates Beattie's upbringing, his journey through academia, and the pivotal moments leading to his establishment as a poet and scholar. The text illustrates his love for nature and literature, highlighting the initial struggles he faced in both his personal life and professional aspirations. Through evocative descriptions of the Scottish landscape and his poetic endeavors, the opening portion paints a rich portrait of Beattie, setting the stage for the exploration of his renowned poem "The Minstrel," which is also featured in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 716311 676320 2024-10-04T08:26:29.662857 2023-10-04T07:55:05.943998 text/html text/html 656580 2014-04-12T20:32:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 221146 2014-04-14T20:39:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 311599 2024-10-04T08:26:55.977686 application/epub+zip 318762 2024-10-04T08:26:37.718808 application/epub+zip 305765 2024-10-04T08:26:33.965988 application/epub+zip 686794 2024-10-04T08:27:02.777698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617070 2024-10-04T08:26:51.408723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573153 2022-09-04T11:35:52.575303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538142 538045 2024-10-04T08:26:25.102909 2023-10-04T07:55:01.901987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 537953 2014-04-12T20:31:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 211169 2014-04-14T20:39:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 537972 2014-04-12T20:31:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211129 2014-04-14T20:39:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23029 2024-10-04T08:27:02.966667 application/rdf+xml 18948 2024-10-04T08:26:34.827803 image/jpeg 4231 2024-10-04T08:26:34.317801 image/jpeg 301159 2024-10-04T08:26:29.714885 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia