• Ep40: Thomas Chatterton

  • Dec 14 2020
  • Length: 26 mins
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Ep40: Thomas Chatterton

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  • He was revered by poets such as Wordsworth, Shelley and Coleridge and a romanticised painting depicting his deathbed remains an enduring image of doomed artistic talent.

    Nicknamed Bristol’s Shakespeare, Chatterton was the boy poet who died at just 17 years old, having already penned an incredible array of work – from poems and elegies to political letters and satires.

    When you consider his young age and what he achieved, this is an amazing story of a young man who sought greatness and to have his work appreciated but ended in despair.

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    This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment.

    So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.



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    SOURCES

    Bristol Festival of Ideas

    Visit Bristol.

    University of Bristol

    The Scots Magazine - Tuesday 01 September 1789

    Falkirk Herald - Thursday 29 June 1871

    Dundee Evening Telegraph - Monday 26 March 1894

    Illustrated London News - Saturday 27 November 1909


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