norton

norton — noun

1. the American writer and teacher Charles Eliot Norton (1827–1908), who helped est

1.名詞
釋義

the American writer and teacher Charles Eliot Norton (1827–1908), who helped establish the study of art history and literature at Harvard University and was known for his translations of Dante's works.

例句

Feng wrote her term paper on Charles Eliot Norton's influence on American art criticism.

surname used with full name in academic context

The Norton professorship at Harvard has been held by several famous poets.

用法筆記

This reference is almost always used with the full name 'Charles Eliot Norton' in formal writing; the surname alone may be used in context where the person has already been mentioned.

2. the English lawyer and poet Thomas Norton (1532–1584), who co-wrote the tragedy

2.名詞
釋義

the English lawyer and poet Thomas Norton (1532–1584), who co-wrote the tragedy *Gorboduc*, one of the earliest surviving plays written in blank verse in the English language.

例句

Kian compared Thomas Norton's writing style with that of other Tudor poets.

full name used in literary comparison

Norton served as a member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

用法筆記

Thomas Norton is chiefly referenced in the study of Elizabethan drama and early English poetry.