Rev. John Jelliand Brundish (1750-1786) was an English poet and clergyman.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Brundish was the son of Rev. John Brundish of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.[1]
He attended Caius College, Cambridge, where in 1773 he attained the university's 3 highest honours: senior wrangler, senior classical medalist, and first Smith's prizeman. (Only 3 other individuals ever won all 3 honors in the same year in Cambridge's history).[1]
He earned a B.A. in 1773.[2] He took holy orders, but remained in college.[1] He earned an M.A. in 1776, and was a fellow of the college, 1776-1786.[2]
Career[]
In 1781-1782 Brundish taught at Perse School in Cambridge.[2]
Writing[]
Brundish is the author of An Elegy on a Family Tomb, Cambridge, 1783, 4to, accompanied by an Italian metrical version by a friend of the author.[1] He wrote the Elegy, his only published work, after his father, sister, and brother all died within a short time of each other.[3]
Recognition[]
His Elegy on a Family Tomb (in the original English) was reprinted in the European Magazine for January 1786, p. 49.[1]
Publications[]
- An Elegy on a Family-Tomb. Cambridge, UK: J.T. Archdeacon, printer to the University, 1782.
- An Elegy on a Family-Tomb: Translated into Italian verse (by "a friend of the author"). Cambridge, UK: J.T. Archdeacon, printer to the University, 1783.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]
See also[]
References[]
Cooper, Thompson (1886) "Brundish, John Jelliand" in Stephen, Leslie Dictionary of National Biography 7 London: Smith, Elder, p. 142 . Web, May 4, 2016.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cooper, 142.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 John Jelliand Brundish (1750-1786), English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, May 4, 2016.
- ↑ Notes, "An Elegy on a Family-Tomb," English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, May 4, 2016.
- ↑ Search results = au:John Brundish, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, May 4, 2016.
External links[]
- Books
- John Brundish at Amazon.com
- About
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain, the Dictionary of National Biography (edited by Leslie Stephen & Sidney Lee). London: Smith, Elder, 1885-1900. Original article is at: Brundish, John Jelliland
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