The Seasons (Thomson)

Frontispiece of an edition of The Seasons published by Alexander Donaldson

The Seasons is a series of four poems written by the Scottish author James Thomson. The first part, Winter, was published in 1726, and the completed poem cycle appeared in 1730.^[1]

The poem was extremely influential, and stimulated works by Joseph Haydn, Thomas Gainsborough and J. M. W. Turner among many others.^[1]

Poem

Spring

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Summer

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Autumn

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Winter

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Influence

The lengthy poem, reflecting on the landscape of the countryside, was highly influential and much liked for at least a century after its writing.^[6]

See also

• Millar v Taylor

References

Sources

• James Sambrook, "Thomson, James (1700–1748)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.

External links

• Works related to The Seasons (Thomson) at Wikisource