Thomas Urquhart
Sir Thomas Urquhart (or Urchard, 1611 - c.1660) was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his translation of Rabelais.
Style
Urquhart's prose style is unique. His sentences are long and elaborate and his love of the odd and recondite word seems boundless. At its worst his style can descend into almost unintelligible pretension and pedantry ("a pedantry which is gigantesque and almost incredible," in the words of George Saintsbury), but at its best it can be rich, rapid and vivid, with arresting and original imagery. He coined words constantly, although none of Urquhart's coinages have fared as well as those of his contemporary Browne.
Related Topics:
George Saintsbury - Browne
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