Talk:Thomas Chatterton

Chatterton Statue
Is there any truth to the rumour that there is to be a Thomas Chatterton statue placed nearby his London flat? If so, please advise, I'd like to do further research. thankyou JerricaB (talk) 10:19, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Chatterton manuscripts
Article says:
 * The Chatterton manuscripts, originally in the possession of William Barrett of Bristol, were left by his heir to the British Museum in 1800. Others are preserved in the Bristol library.

Given the first sentence, I wonder what the 'others' could be. Perhaps the comma parenthesis in the first sentence is incorrect. William Avery 09:35, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, obviously an error (which I have just corrected), though probably beyond the grammatical experience of most Wikipedia 'editors' to discern. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.102.217 (talk) 04:58, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

I'm not sure where the revisions should begin as this article seems to have been copied largely from the Encyclopedia Brittanica. Maxdwolf (talk) 21:18, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

It is hard to believe that the author of this article has actually looked at any of Chatterton's poems. The fraudulent medievalism worked because, as the author notes too briefly, 18th-century readers had no knowledge of much before Shakespeare. But simply as poems, they are often awkward, prosy and dull. Josephlestrange (talk) 14:24, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

serge
Do we need the enigmatic lines of M. Gainsbourg to help us to an understanding of this brilliant wayward talent ? In my opinion: no, we don't (Pamour (talk) 23:05, 7 July 2014 (UTC)).

Neutrality banner
In November User:Bellerophon5685 added a banner saying the neutrality of this article is disputed. Can we discuss the problem and identify what can be done to resolve it?&mdash; Rod talk 10:35, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

To me the article seemed like it was written, in the parlance of our times, by a fanboy. It seems a little too liberal in its praise of Chattertons genius. Or at least it did when I added the banner.--Bellerophon5685 (talk) 20:15, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

BTW, how do I link to the wikionary entry for "abstimeous"--Bellerophon5685 (talk) 21:02, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * You probably want something like abstemious. Help is at H:IW. William Avery (talk) 21:16, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Regarding neutrality, I think there are still some oddly plummy phrases from 1911 Britanicca or the like. William Avery (talk) 21:35, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * For instance, we still have "the love of mystery which exercised such an influence on the development of his genius." The word "genius" might have been neutral once, I wonder if "poetry", (or "poetics", "oeuvre", maybe even "poesy") could be substituted. William Avery (talk) 23:35, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

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