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Robert Lowth (1710–1787)

Författare till De sacra poesi Hebraeorum : praelectiones academicae Oxonii habitae

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Inkluderar namnen: bp. of London. Robert Lowth, bishop of London Robert Lowth

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Verk av Robert Lowth

De sacra poesi Hebraeorum : praelectiones academicae Oxonii habitae (1816) 55 exemplar
A short introduction to English grammar: with critical notes (2012) 14 exemplar
Isaiah. A New Translation (1778) 9 exemplar
The life of William of Wykeham, bishop of Winchester. Collected from records, registers, manuscripts, and other ... 6 exemplar
A letter to the right reverend author of The divine legation of Moses demonstrated, in answer to the appendix to the… 4 exemplar
The choice of Hercules, and Dryden's ode, as performed by the Castle Society, at Haberdashers-hall. The musick by Mr.… 1 exemplar
A letter to ... dr. Lowth occasioned by his late letter to the ... author [W. Warburton] of The divine legation of… 1 exemplar
Isaiah. A new translation; with a preliminary dissertation, and notes, by R. Lowth 1 exemplar
A literal translation of the Prophets from Isaiah to Malachi : with notes, critical, philological, and explanatory.… 1 exemplar
A Literal Translation of the Prophets From Isaiah to Malachi: With Notes, Critical, Philological, and Explanatory… (2016) 1 exemplar
A Literal Translation of the Prophets From Isaiah to Malachi: With Notes, Critical, Philological, and Explanatory: V.4 (2018) 1 exemplar
A Literal Translation of the Prophets From Isaiah to Malachi: With Notes, Critical, Philological, and Explanatory… (2016) 1 exemplar
An answer to an anonymous letter to Dr. Lowth, concerning the late election of a Warden of Winchester College. 1 exemplar
A larger confutation of bishop Hare's system of Hebrew metre: in a letter to the rev. dr. Edwards; in answer to his… 1 exemplar
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Födelsedag
1710-11-27
Avled
1787-11-03
Kön
male
Nationalitet
England
Bostadsorter
London, England, UK
Utbildning
New College, Oxford
Yrken
cleric
university professor
grammarian
historian
Organisationer
Church of England
Oxford University
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He was a learned cleric and scholar, but is perhaps best remembered as a grammarian. “As for grammar writing, another major codifier was Robert Lowth with his Short Introduction to English Grammar (1762), which had an enormous influence on the English language: there are many normative rules in use today, such as that you cannot use a preposition at the end of a sentence, which go back directly to this grammar.” (from a paper by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade and Randy Bax, University of Leiden, 2002)

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JamesBoswell | May 26, 2009 |
De sacra poesi Hebraeorum. : Prælectiones a… av Robert Lowth
His Majesty [George III] then talked of the controversy between [Bishop William] Warburton and Lowth, which he seemed to have read, and asked Johnson what he thought of it. Johnson answered, ‘ Warburton has most general, most scholastic learning : Lowth is the more correct scholar. I do not know which of them calls names best.' The King was pleased to say he was of the same opinion : adding, ' You do not think, then, Dr. Johnson, that there was much argument in the case?' Johnson said, he did not think there was. 'Why, truly,' said the King, 'when once it comes to calling names, argument is pretty well at an end.' --Boswell, Life of Johnson… (mer)
 
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SamuelJohnsonLibrary | Apr 10, 2008 |
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