James Beattie

Home > ... > Literature and the Arts > Literature in English > English Literature, 1500 to 1799: Biographies > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

James Beattie

James Beattie 1735-1803, Scottish poet and essayist. Educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, he later became professor of moral philosophy there. His fame in his own lifetime rested on two works, Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth (1770), an attack on Hume, and The Minstrel (1771-74), an autobiographical poem in Spenserian stanzas. In describing the formation of a poet's mind, The Minstrel emphasizes the effect of nature; the poem influenced the 19th-century romantics, particularly Lord Byron .

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-BeattieJ" title="Facts and information about James Beattie">James Beattie</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"James Beattie." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 25 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"James Beattie." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 25, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BeattieJ.html

"James Beattie." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BeattieJ.html

Learn more about citation styles

Beattie, James

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 2003, originally published by Oxford University Press 2003. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Beattie, James (1735–1803), professor of moral philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and poet. His Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth (1770) was an attempt to refute Hume and Berkeley. As a poet he is remembered for The Minstrel (Bk I, 1771; Bk II, 1774), a poem in Spenserian stanzas tracing ‘the progress of a poetical Genius, born in a rude age, from the first dawning of fancy and reason’.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O54-BeattieJames" title="Facts and information about James Beattie">James Beattie</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Beattie, James." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Beattie, James." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (November 25, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BeattieJames.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Beattie, James." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved November 25, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BeattieJames.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Encyclopaedia Britannica Names James T. Beattie General Manager, Technology and Product Development. Business Wire; 2/23/1999
	Beattie holds key to Sheffield United striker jigsaw. Newspaper article from: The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England); 5/16/2008
	Bang on Beattie's triple Blades treat. Newspaper article from: The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England); 4/7/2008

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Football: The JURY; Does James Beattie fit into Everton's best system?(Sport) Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 8/31/2006; 700+ words ; ...flying start has also put pressure on James Beattie to perform consistently, at only a few...West Derby I HONESTLY do not know how James Beattie can fit into David Moyes' plans. He...HUNG J U RY: Opinion is divided over James Beattie
	Football: JAMES BEATTIE'S FIRST MAJOR EVERTON INTERVIEW: BEATTIE: MY BLUE DREAM; Signing is impressed by Moyes' ambition.(Sport) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 1/6/2005; 700+ words ; ...ANDY HUNTER THREE factors helped James Beattie arrive at the most critical decision...Everton Football Club. By the time Beattie drove up to Doug Ellis' house on...The appeal of the past for Beattie lies in the tradition of powerful...
	the last WORD: How do you solve a problem like James Beattie? COMMENT.(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 9/18/2006; 700+ words ; ...start + Andrew Johnson's goals x James Beattie = ??? Can Everton's one...How do we solve the problem of James Beattie? Moyes could be one of the judges...football, did he? CAPTION(S): James Beattie celebrates his goal with strike...
	The rise and fall of James Beattie's common-sense theory of truth. Magazine article from: The Monist; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...This is the nightmarish world that James Beattie describes in his fictional essay...science, morality, and religion. As Beattie depicts it in "The Castle of Scepticism...throws them into a bottomless pit. Beattie's 1770 Essay on the Nature and...
	Football: THE CONKEROR; Kevin Phillips' England career appears to be over. But he's begging Sven Goran Eriksson not to let new Southampton team-mate James Beattie's international chances go the same way. 'James just needs a run and the goals will flow,' he tells Kevin Garside James can hold the ball up, score goals and put himself about. He's like Shearer.(Sport) Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/11/2003; 700+ words ; ...Southampton team-mate James Beattie. To give Beattie...worrying for you. "James is a confident player...partnership with Beattie at St Mary's...had a bearing on Beattie's progress. "The partnership with James is developing well...
	Football: I wanted to be a doctor and swim at the Olympics... Interview: JAMES BEATTIE; GOAL-DEN BOY PUTS INJURY HELL AND BROKEN DREAMS BEHIND HIM.(Sport) Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 1/14/2001; 700+ words ; ...Byline: PAUL McCARTHY GLANCE at James Beattie's list of off-field interests...rubs shoulders with pop stars - Beattie seems the personification of a man...made me regret that decision." Beattie probably deserved another shot at...
	Southampton striker James Beattie set to join Everton News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/3/2005; 261 words ; ...LIVERPOOL, England Southampton striker James Beattie is set to join Everton as the club...million, euro8.5 million) for Beattie when the deal is concluded this...Villa were also interested. "James Beattie is poised to become Everton's...
	A match that would mean more to James Beattie than any other; Blues star goes on the transplant list.(News) Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 5/8/2006; 700+ words ; ...is already a hero to Everton fans. Now James Beattie has signed up to the ECHO's campaign...icliverpool.co.uk CAPTION(S): STAR MAN: Beattie in action for Everton' OUR HERO: Striker James Beattie has formed a special bond with Sam and...
	The JURY:With Tony Hibbert suspended, should David Moyes stick to 4-5-1 or should James Beattie return?(News) Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 9/28/2006; 700+ words ; ...4-2. David Moyes could bring in James Beattie or even give Victor Anichebe a chance...Changing to 4-4-2 would mean including James Beattie in the side and, to be honest, he hasn...HOPING FOR A RECALL: Blues striker James Beattie
	HoF set for [pounds sterling]70m deal in James Beattie takeover. Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 6/28/2005; 578 words ; ...smaller department stores rival James Beattie in a deal that values it at just...Coleman. "The addition of the Beattie's stores will add 653,000 square...The chain was founded in 1877 by James Beattie, who opened a small draper's...