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Thomas Edward Brown (5 May 1830 – 29 October 1897), commonly referred to as ''T.E. Brown,'' was a late-Victorian scholar, teacher, poet, and theologian from the Isle of Man. Having achieved a double first at Christ Church, Oxford, and election as a fellow of Oriel in April 1854, Brown served first as headmaster of the Crypt School, Gloucester, then as a young master at the fledgling Clifton College, near Bristol (inspiring, among others, nascent poet W.E. Henley at Crypt School). Writing throughout his teaching career, Brown developed a poetry corpus—with ''Fo'c's'le Yarns'' (1881), ''The Doctor'' (1887), ''The Manx Witch'' (1889), and ''Old John'' (1893)—of narrative poetry in Anglo-Manx, the historic dialect of English spoken on the Isle of Man that incorporates elements of the traditional Manx Gaelic. It was Brown's role in creating the verse, with scholarly use of language shaping a distinct regional poetic form—featuring a fervour of patriotism and audacious and naturally pious philosophy of life unique to the islands, and interspersing pauses and irregularity of rhythm, an emotive admixture of mirth and sorrow, and a tenderness described by Quiller-Couch as rugged—that earned him the appellation of "Manx national poet." Retiring in 1892 to focus on writing, Brown died in 1897 (age 67), while again at the rostrum during a return visit to Clifton. ==Life== Brown was born on May 5, 1830 at Douglas, Isle of Man.〔A.T. Quiller-Couch, 1911, "Brown, Thomas Edward," in ''Encyclopædia Britannica,'' 11th ed. (Hugh Chisholm & Walter Alison Phillips, Eds.), Vol. 4, ''Project Gutenberg'' pp. 662''f'', see (), accessed 8 May 2015.〕 As Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch notes, T.E. Brown's father, the Rev. Robert Brown, had decided to collaborate: Brown left the Isle soon afterward, ca. 1857, to accept the position of headmaster of the The Crypt School, in Gloucester, where a commission had, through the hiring and other efforts, been attempting to revive the school.〔John Connell, 1949, ''W. E. Henley,'' London:Constable, page numbers as indicated inline.〕 Brown was viewed as brilliant and academically distinguished; while his tenure at the school was relatively brief (ca. 1857–1863)—he reportedly found the burden of administration at the school intolerable—Brown made a profound impact in this period, including on William Ernest Henley with whom he overlapped from 1861-1863. Years later, after becoming a successful published poet (e.g., of ''Invictus'' and other works), Henley would recall Headmaster Brown as a "revelation" and "a man of genius... the first I'd ever seen," and would eulogize his passing as one "singularly kind… at a moment… I needed kindness even more than I needed encouragement."〔〔This quote is from an admiring obituary of Brown that Henley wrote for the December 1897 issue of the ''New Review,'' see Connell, op. cit.〕 Quiller-Couch continues: Hence, Brown created a distinct regional poetic form close to its native language, with scholarly use of the language, unique pacing and irregularity of rhythm, and a ruggedly tender admixture of mirth and sorrow that exhibited a fervent island patriotism and an audacious, naturally pious philosophy of life,〔 a combination of man and art that earned T.E. Brown the appellation of "Manx national poet."〔MNHL, 2007, "The Manx National Poet: Thomas Edward Brown," at ''Manx National Heritage Library'' (Ashoonagh Vannin'' ), Public Information Sheet No.10, March 2007 (03.07 ), see (), accessed 9 May 2015.〕〔Anon., 2015, "T E Brown - The Manx National Poet," at ''Medium'' (online), see (), accessed 9 May 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Edward Brown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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