← James BeattieEssaysby James BeattieFind on Amazon↗About the authorJames BeattieScottish poet whose The Minstrel is an important precursor of Romantic poetry about the growth of poetic sensibility. He also wrote philosophical essays attacking Humean skepticism.More by James BeattieThe MinstrelNarrative poem of a melancholic wanderer's journey through nature and philosophy→Original Poems and Translations→