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James Crichton
James Crichton , 1560?–1583?, Scottish adventurer and scholar, called the Admirable Crichton. A graduate of the Univ. of St. Andrews, he spent some time in France, possibly in military service. By 1579 he was in Italy, where he attracted attention by his scholarly accomplishments and personal charm. Reputedly he spoke 12 languages and displayed amazing erudition and powers of memory in public disputations. He entered the service of a Mantuan nobleman as tutor to his son and was slain by his charge in a street brawl. His fame is due to the extravagant praise given him by Aldus Manutius (grandson of the famous printer of the same name) and by his 17th-century biographer, Sir Thomas Urquhart. |
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Crichton, James, ‘The Admirable’
Crichton, James, ‘The Admirable’ (1560–82), Scots adventurer, scholar, linguist, and poet, who served in the French army, travelled in Italy, and died in a brawl in Mantua. His colourful career is recounted by Urquhart. Barrie's play The Admirable Crichton concerns a polymath manservant cast away with his employers on a desert island.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Crichton, James, ‘The Admirable’." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Crichton, James, ‘The Admirable’." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CrichtonJamesTheAdmirable.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Crichton, James, ‘The Admirable’." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CrichtonJamesTheAdmirable.html |
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