William Whitehead

William Whitehead (1715 - April 14th 1785) is a Poète and Dramaturge English. He becomes poet prize winner in 1757 after Thomas Gray declined the offer.

Life

Wire of a baker, Whitehead is born with Cambridge and, with the patronage of Henry Bromley, future Lord Montfort, is allowed with the college of Winchester. It enters to Clare College, with Cambridge, as stock-broker, in 1742. In Cambridge, Whitehead publishes a epistle On the Danger to write worms and several other poems, in particular a heroic epistle, Anne Boleyn with Henry the eighth (1743), and didactic a Essai on ridiculous the (1743).

In 1745, Whitehead becomes the tutor of the Viscount of Villiers, wire of the count of Jersey, and settles with London. There, he writes two tragedies: the Father Romain and Dug, queen of Athens (1754). The plan of these tragedies is based on Horace of Corneille and Ion of Euripide.

After Thomas Gray refused the title of poet prize winner, it passes to Whitehead, which is more acceptable near the court, being tutor of the Viscount of Nuneham, wire of the count d' Harcourt, who is the governor of prince de Galles (future George III).

Poetry and parts

A great part of the work of Whitehead was the subject of a favorable reception: Its Tragédie the Father Romain ( Romance The Father ) was produced successfully by David Garrick in 1750, Creusa, queen of Athens ( Creusa, Queen off Athens ) was the subject also of praises, and its comedies the School for in love ( The School for Lovers ) in 1762 and the Voyage in Scotland ( The Trip to Scotland ) in 1770 are successes. After its nomination like poet prize winner, Whitehead defends the poetry of the prizes winner in a comic poem a Pathetic Apology for all the Prizes winner, passed, present and to come . It is conscientious and is seen like an independent representative for all the country. Incredibly, for somebody interested in the policy, it seems not to see any reason “to defend the King or to support the government”. Sadly, that reflects the idea that the influence of the prize winner weakened so much that the official poems are not very likely to influence the opinions, although one is at one important time politically, with the revolt of the American colonies and the war in Europe.

At this station penant a few 28 years, it is satisfied to write the obligatory worms, avoiding the slavish flattery and the domestic policy, and supports the place of the Great Britain in the businesses of the world. Indeed, he is the first prize winner to be seen beyond the court and divisions partisans and with speaking about the “spirit of England”. The Ode S written by Whitehead in its capacity as poet prize winner, however, are ridiculed. Charles Churchill the attack in 1762, in the third book of the Phantom , like “the heir to Method and Dull-wittedness”.

Works of Whitehead were gathered in two volumes in 1774. A third, including a report of William Mason, appears in a posthumous way in 1788. Its parts are printed in the Bells British Theater' (flights. 3,7,20) and other collections, and its poems off appear in the Works the English Poets of Chalmers (vol. 17) and similar compilations.

Poem - The I Do not know What

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