Thomas Wright (1561-1624) [1] was an English recusant and early emotion theorist. Wright is known for his work The Passions of the Minde in generall. [1] Wright is a possible candidate for the priest Ben Jonson referenced during the trials for the Gunpowder Plot. [2]
Wright was born in York. [3] He studied at the Jesuit Douai Seminary and the English College in Rome, then returned to England in 1595 carrying intelligence regarding Spanish military strategy. [3] [2] [4] Though he remained a Catholic priest, Wright left the Society of Jesus because of his English sympathies and distaste with Robert Parsons' support of plots against Queen Elizabeth. [2] [4] By 1596 Wright had upset Matthew Hutton, the Archbishop of York, and was imprisoned for his vocal recusancy. [3] [2] [4] Wright finished Passions of the Minde shortly before his escape from prison, and published it shortly thereafter. [3] In Passions of the Minde, Wright explores the passions and their relationship to moral psychology. [3] [4] Wright may be responsible for converting Ben Jonson. [4]
Wright is ascribed:
Another Thomas Wright, M.A., of Peterhouse, Cambridge, issued in 1685 The Glory of Gods Revenge against the Bloody and Detestable Sins of Murther and Adultery (London).
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Wright, Thomas (d.1624?)".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Thomas Wright (1561-1624) [1] was an English recusant and early emotion theorist. Wright is known for his work The Passions of the Minde in generall. [1] Wright is a possible candidate for the priest Ben Jonson referenced during the trials for the Gunpowder Plot. [2]
Wright was born in York. [3] He studied at the Jesuit Douai Seminary and the English College in Rome, then returned to England in 1595 carrying intelligence regarding Spanish military strategy. [3] [2] [4] Though he remained a Catholic priest, Wright left the Society of Jesus because of his English sympathies and distaste with Robert Parsons' support of plots against Queen Elizabeth. [2] [4] By 1596 Wright had upset Matthew Hutton, the Archbishop of York, and was imprisoned for his vocal recusancy. [3] [2] [4] Wright finished Passions of the Minde shortly before his escape from prison, and published it shortly thereafter. [3] In Passions of the Minde, Wright explores the passions and their relationship to moral psychology. [3] [4] Wright may be responsible for converting Ben Jonson. [4]
Wright is ascribed:
Another Thomas Wright, M.A., of Peterhouse, Cambridge, issued in 1685 The Glory of Gods Revenge against the Bloody and Detestable Sins of Murther and Adultery (London).
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "
Wright, Thomas (d.1624?)".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.