James Thomson
Scottish poet whose The Seasons established the nature poem as a serious genre in English literature and strongly influenced the Romantics. He also wrote the lyrics to Rule Britannia.
Works
- The SeasonsPoem cycle celebrating each season's distinctive beauty, pleasures, and effects on human nature
- The Castle of IndolenceAllegorical poem depicting the journey through an enchanted castle of laziness and pleasure
- Rule BritanniaPatriotic song celebrating British maritime power and naval dominance of the seas