Thomas Rymer
(1641–1713)

English author and archæologist

Works edit

Translations edit

  • Cicero's Prince (1668), an anthology of works by Cicero
  • Reflections on Aristotle's Treatise of Poesie (1674) by Rapin

Plays edit

  • Edgar, or the English Monarch: an Heroick Tragedy (1678)

Criticism edit

  • The Tragedies of the Last Age consider'd and examin'd by the Practice of the Ancients, and by the Common Sense of all Ages, in a letter to Fleetwood Shepheard, esq. (1678)
  • A Short View of Tragedy: its Original Excellency and Corruption; with some Reflections on Shakespeare and other Practitioners for the Stage. (1692)
  • An Essay concerning Critical and Curious Learning, in which are contained some short Reflections on the Controversie betwixt Sir William Temple and Mr. Wotton, and that betwixt Dr. Bentley and Mr. Boyl, (1698)

Works about Rymer edit

 

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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