Project Gutenberg 2009-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 154 Malone, Edmond 1741 1812 Malone, Edmund Kuist, James M. 1935 68000963 Cursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley (1782) Produced by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Cursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley" by Edmond Malone is a critical analysis written in the late 18th century. The work discusses the authenticity of poems that were claimed to be written by the 15th-century priest Thomas Rowley but were actually fabricated by the poet Thomas Chatterton. Through rigorous examination and argumentation, Malone aims to refute the claims supporting the poems' authenticity and challenges their scholarly defenders. The opening of the text sets the stage for the Rowley controversy, revealing the tension surrounding the debate about the poems' legitimacy. Malone outlines previous arguments made by Rowley supporters and acknowledges the growing significance of this literary dispute as it gained public attention during the late 18th century. He establishes the groundwork for his critique by stating that a competent judge of the poems must possess a critical understanding of English poetry. He then introduces his points of contention, including the smoothness of the verse and modern phrases present in the poems, presenting them as significant evidence against their claimed antiquity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770 -- Authorship Milles, Jeremiah, 1714-1784 Bryant, Jacob, 1715-1804 Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 18th century Medievalism -- England -- History -- 18th century Middle Ages in literature PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 200445 2025-07-12T06:27:41.958124 text/html 198682 2021-01-05T04:48:14 text/html 186492 2025-07-12T06:27:50.516052 application/epub+zip 187480 2025-07-12T06:27:46.055079 application/epub+zip 131357 2025-07-12T06:27:44.521091 application/epub+zip 455445 2025-07-12T06:27:53.526075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438822 2025-07-12T06:27:49.435063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189286 2022-09-13T13:40:11.523280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162592 2025-07-12T06:27:41.045119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162460 2021-01-05T04:48:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160570 2021-01-05T04:48:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22531 2025-07-12T06:27:53.696019 application/rdf+xml 24740 2025-07-12T06:27:45.032062 image/jpeg 4466 2025-07-12T06:27:44.774089 image/jpeg 63606 2021-01-05T04:48:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 62995 2021-01-05T04:48:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 78214 2021-01-05T04:48:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 181172 2025-07-12T06:27:41.982086 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia