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Stukeley, William
Stukeley, William (1687–1765), antiquary, became secretary to the Society of Antiquaries, which he shared in founding (1718). He was particularly interested in Druidism, and his discussions of Stonehenge (Stonehenge: A Temple Restor'd to the British Druids, 1740) and Avebury (Abury, 1743) claimed (after Aubrey) that they had been built by the Druids. He believed that the beliefs of the Druids were ‘near akin to the Christian doctrine’, and defended them from attacks by Toland. His views may have influenced Blake's vision of Albion, and Wordsworth was also familiar with them. (See primitivism.)
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Stukeley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Stukeley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-StukeleyWilliam.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Stukeley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-StukeleyWilliam.html |
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