John Veitch (Author of Tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 10 of 10)

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John Veitch

Born

in Peebles, Scotland

October 24, 1829

Died

September 03, 1894

Genre

Philosophy, Poetry, History

Influences

William Hamilton. John Campbell Shairp, Cosmo Innes, Gottfried Wilhelm ...more

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Professor John Veitch was a Scottish poet, philosopher, and historian. The son of a Peninsular War veteran, he was born at Peebles, and educated at the University of Edinburgh.

He was assistant lecturer successively to Sir William Hamilton and Alexander Campbell Fraser (1856鈥�60). In 1860 he was appointed to the chair of logic, metaphysics and rhetoric at the University of St Andrews, and in 1864 to the corresponding chair at the University of Glasgow.

In philosophy an intuitionist, he dismissed the idealist arguments with some abruptness, and thereby lost much of the influence gained by the force of his personal character. He will be remembered chiefly for his work on Border literature and antiquities. ...more

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	Tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 10 of 10 by John Veitch (Contributor), Lambert A. Wilmer (Contributor), John Grosvenor Wilson (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Merlin and Other Poems really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1889 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucretius and the Atomic Theory liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1875 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tweed, and Other Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1875 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Border Essays really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1896 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History and Poetry of the Scottish Border: Their Main Features and Relations, Volume 1 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1893 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Method, Meditations, and Selections from the Principles of Decartes by John Veitch by John Veitch liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knowing and Being 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1889 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Institutes of Logic 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1885 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Feeling for Nature in Scottish Poetry, Volume I 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1887 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The History and Poetry of the Scottish Border (2 books)
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“The internal evidence in the case of certain of the recognised Scottish romances seems to point to a native origin. The principal figure in these - Sir Gawayn - has both a historical and mythical connection with the Scottish Lowlands, and with Cumberland - the southern part of the Cymric kingdom of Strathclyde. In the earlier course of the story that gradually gathered around him, he fits in with the historical circumstances. He is the son of Loth, King of the Lothians, by Anna, the half-sister of Arthur. Along with his two brothers he assists Arthur in his war against the Saxons. He is made by Arthur Lord of Galloway. He is the friend of the Caledonian Merlin...”
― John Veitch, History and Poetry of the Scottish Border: Their Main Features and Relations, Volume 1

tags: sir-gawain

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“[T]here is every probability that, although the historic scenes of many of the Arthurian exploits can be traced to the kingdom of Strathclyde or Cumbria, and the north of England generally, the poems celebrating them were chiefly framed in Armorica - the place of quiet retreat and refuge for the exiled Britons of our island - and that they thence came back to Britain itself, and also spread over the Courts of France and Germany in Norman-French.”
― John Veitch, History and Poetry of the Scottish Border: Their Main Features and Relations, Volume 1

tags: armorica, arthurian-romances, brittany, cumbria, kingdom-of-strathclyde

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“It is said that Edward had very enlightened, advanced, and comprehensive ideas of statesmanship; that he wished to fuse England, Scotland, and Wales into one grand monarchy, with anticipation of a great future for the whole. The extreme exasperation he felt, and the savage cruelty he showed to the patriotic Scots who opposed him, were quite a natural result of the baffling and frustration of his wise conception and benificent designs. In the history of nations, as in that of philosophy, we are very apt to interject into ancient actors and thinkers modern ideas, at which, probably, they would have stood amazed. At the best, this view of the character and motives of Edward is a mere hypothesis. But, supposing him to have held that it was infinitely better for Scotland to submit to his rule, that hardly gave him a right to use violence, brutality, and murder to enforce his views.”
― John Veitch, History and Poetry of the Scottish Border: Their Main Features and Relations, Volume 1

tags: edward-i-of-england, john-hill-burton

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