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100 1 _aMalone, Edmond,
_d1741-1812
245 1 0 _aCursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley (1782)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-06-14
508 _aProduced by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Cursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley" by Edmond Malone is a critical analysis written in the late 18th century. The work discusses the authenticity of poems that were claimed to be written by the 15th-century priest Thomas Rowley but were actually fabricated by the poet Thomas Chatterton. Through rigorous examination and argumentation, Malone aims to refute the claims supporting the poems' authenticity and challenges their scholarly defenders. The opening of the text sets the stage for the Rowley controversy, revealing the tension surrounding the debate about the poems' legitimacy. Malone outlines previous arguments made by Rowley supporters and acknowledges the growing significance of this literary dispute as it gained public attention during the late 18th century. He establishes the groundwork for his critique by stating that a competent judge of the poems must possess a critical understanding of English poetry. He then introduces his points of contention, including the smoothness of the verse and modern phrases present in the poems, presenting them as significant evidence against their claimed antiquity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770 -- Authorship
653 _aMilles, Jeremiah, 1714-1784
653 _aBryant, Jacob, 1715-1804
653 _aLiterary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 18th century
653 _aMedievalism -- England -- History -- 18th century
653 _aMiddle Ages in literature
700 1 _aKuist, James M.,
_d1935-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29116
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