Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771) was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751. Gray was a self-critical writer who published only 13 poems in his lifetime, despite being very popular. He was even offered the position of Poet Laureate in 1757 after the death of Colley Cibber, though he declined. His writing is conventionally considered to be pre-Romantic but recent critical developments deny such teleological classification. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-15618 | 12-in. | 1/22/1915 | Elegy written in a country churchyard | Harry E. Humphrey | Recitation | author | |
Victor | C-15619 | 12-in. | 1/22/1915 | Elegy written in a country churchyard | Harry E. Humphrey | Recitation | author |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gray, Thomas," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102470.
Gray, Thomas. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102470.
"Gray, Thomas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.
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LCNAR: Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79089789
Wikidata: Thomas Gray - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q315516
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ISNI: 0000 0001 0868 7319 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000108687319
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