Thomas Percy

Thomas Percy (b. 1729–d. 1811) is primarily remembered for his seminal collection of ballads, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. However, the 1765 publication of this text was only the midpoint of an extraordinarily prolific decade. After publishing some original poems and a translation of Ovid’s e...

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Main Authors: Levinson, E, Carver, DC
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021