Author:Thomas Urquhart

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Thomas Urquhart
(1611–1660)

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Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty (or Urchard) was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his translation of François Rabelais

Works

Epigrams, Divine and Moral (1641)
Trissotetras (1645)
Pantochronachanon (1652)
The Jewel (Ekskybalauron) (1652) or Discovery of a most Exquisite Jewel
Logopandecteision (1653)

Translations

The Works of François Rabelais (Books I and II, 1653; Book III, 1693)
- Gargantua
- Pantagruel
- The Third Book (1546)
- The Fourth Book (1552)
- The Fifth Book (1564) (there are questions over whether and to what degree Rabelais is the author of the Fifth Book)

Works about Urquhart

"Urquhart, Sir Thomas," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
"Urquhart, Thomas (1611-1660)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Urquhart, Sir Thomas," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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