William Falconer: Sailor, Poet, Lexicographer
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DOI: 10.1215/00982601-10394857
Abstract: William Falconer (1732–1770) suffered a catastrophic shipwreck as a young man, which became the subject of his celebrated poem The Shipwreck (1762), with revised and extended editions in 1764 and 1769. He is also the… read more here.
Keywords: sailor poet; william falconer; falconer; poet lexicographer ... See more keywords
Britannia and the Weight of Empires Past: The Instance of Falconer's The Shipwreck
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DOI: 10.1215/00982601-10394870
Abstract: Falconer's The Shipwreck (1762) contains substantial passages in which the poet surveys the Greco-Roman cities and ruins visible to sailors as they sail past landmasses in the Mediterranean. This survey of past and present is… read more here.
Keywords: falconer; weight empires; empires past; britannia weight ... See more keywords