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Wilson, Thomas 1525?-1581

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Works: 122 works in 304 publications in 8 languages and 4,214 library holdings
Roles: Translator, Editor
Classifications: pn173, 808.5
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18 editions published between and 1998 in English and held by 383 libraries worldwide
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10 editions published between and 1977 in English and held by 378 libraries worldwide
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17 editions published between and 1965 in English and held by 322 libraries worldwide
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16 editions published between and 2008 in English and held by 304 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published between and 1994 in English and held by 273 libraries worldwide
"A learned work of rhetoric ... compiled and made in the English tongue, of [one] who in judgment is profound, in wisdom and eloquence most famous." Thus in 1563 rhetorician Richard Rainolde praised The Art of Rhetoric, the work that brought into English the procedures of Ciceronian rhetoric - invention, disposition, style, memory, and delivery - the core of the academic curriculum in Renaissance England. Written in vigorous, native English, the Art went through eight editions between 1553 and 1585. At least part of its appeal was practicality. On the final page of his copy on Quintilian, Gabriel Harvey noted that The Art of Rhetoric is the "daily bread of our common pleaders and discoursers." But its appeal was also academic. In 1619, nearly forty years after the Art had lapsed from print, John Milton's teacher Alexander Gill invoked Wilson as he ridiculed the affectations of pretentiously learned language.
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10 editions published between and 1965 in English and held by 214 libraries worldwide
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6 editions published between and 1968 in English and held by 189 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 166 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in English and held by 163 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published in in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in English and held by 62 libraries worldwide
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18 editions published between and 1572 in 3 languages and held by 50 libraries worldwide
Transcriptions and (in some cases) translations of speeches, letters, and poems relating to Mary Queen of Scots' marriage to and alleged murder of Lord Darnley, and her relationship with Earl Bothwell. Containing the transcript of an oration "with declaration of euidence against" the Queen (p. 26); transcript of a Memorandum concerning "one small gilt Cofer" left in "the Castell of Edinbro" (p. 93); transcripts of the Casket correspondence (p. 119), which was transcribed from "writing and letters" reportedly in the hand of the Queen (including several sonnets in French, transcribed in italic hand, and several letters to Bothwell); and a final exhortation to Englishmen not to tolerate the Queen's (and Scotland's) actions (p.176).
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1 edition published in in English and held by 33 libraries worldwide
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1 edition published in in English and held by 30 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 27 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published between and 1584 in English and held by 27 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published in in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide
Printer's name from colophon.
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4 editions published in in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 25 libraries worldwide
 
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Alternative Names
Wilson, Thomas 1525-1581 (VD-16)
Wilsonus, Thomas 1525-1581
Wylson, Thomas, 1525?-1581
Languages
English (263)
Latin (25)
Scots (10)
Japanese (2)
English, Middle (2)
Undetermined (2)
German (1)
French (1)