Important in the history of the Scottish Enlightenment and 18th-century literature and thought, James Beattie (1735-1803) was a figure of high reputation and influence in a variety of fields, including philosophy, poetry, belles-lettres, education, language and religion. He varied and valuable works in prose and verse are presented here. They form important source documents for all scholars of 18th-century thought. Each features a comprehensive introduction by Beattie scholar Professor Roger J. Robinson. Beattie's most important poems are reproduced here in the form in which they were known in the late 18th-century. They include "The Minstrel", which affected both Wordsworth and the Romantics.
- ISBN10 1855067137
- ISBN13 9781855067134
- Publish Date 1 March 1999
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 January 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Thoemmes Continuum
- Edition various ed
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 416
- Language English