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1665 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish poetry, Irish or French poetry, France). Events * Jacques Testu de Belval elected to the Académie française Works published English poetry, Great Britain * Charles Cotton, ''Scarronides; or, Virgile Travestie'', published anonymously (see also ''Scarronides'' 1664 in poetry, 1664, 1667 in poetry, 1667) * Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, ''Occasional Verses of Edward Lord Herbert, Baron of Cherbury and Castle-Island'' * Andrew Marvell, ''The Character of Holland'', published anonymously * John Phillips (author), John Phillips, translator, ''Typhon; or, The Gyants War with the Gods: A mock poem'', translated from Paul Scarron * George Wither: ** ''Meditations Upon the Lords Prayer'' ** ''Three Private Meditations'', poetry and prose Other * August Buchner (died 1661 in poetry, 1661), ''Hauptwerk, Anleitung zur deuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Poetry
Irish poetry is poetry written by poets from Ireland. It is mainly written in Irish and English, though some is in Scottish Gaelic and some in Hiberno-Latin. The complex interplay between the two main traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English and Scottish Gaelic, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to categorise. The earliest surviving poems in Irish date back to the 6th century, while the first known poems in English from Ireland date to the 14th century. Although there has always been some cross-fertilization between the two language traditions, an English-language poetry that had absorbed themes and models from Irish did not finally emerge until the 19th century. This culminated in the work of the poets of the Irish Literary Revival in the late 19th and early 20th century. Towards the last quarter of the 20th century, modern Irish poetry tended to a wide range of diversity, from the poets of the Northern school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Poetry
This article concerns poetry in Spain. Medieval Spain The Medieval period covers 400 years of different poetry texts and can be broken up into five categories. Primitive lyrics Since the findings of the Kharjas, which are mainly two, three, or four verses, Spanish lyrics, which are written in Mozarabic dialect, are perhaps the oldest of Romance Europe. The Mozarabic dialect has Latin origins with a combination of Arabic and Hebrew fonts. The epic Many parts of '' Cantar de Mio Cid'', '' Cantar de Roncesvalles'', and ''Mocedades de Rodrigo'' are part of the epic. The exact portion of each of these works is disputed among scholars. The Minstrels, over the course of the 12th to the 14th centuries, were driving force of this movement. The Spanish epic likely emanated from France. There are also indications of Arabic and Visigoth. It is usually written in series of seven to eight syllables within rhyming verse. Mester de clerecía The cuaderna vía is the most distincti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1751 In Poetry
— Thomas Gray, '' Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard'', published this year Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Christopher Smart wins the Seatonian Prize for the second year in a row. He will also win the prize in 1753 and 1755. Works published United Kingdom * Richard Owen Cambridge, ''The Scribleriad'', in six books, first published separately from January through MarchCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Thomas Cooke, ''An Ode on the Powers of Poetry'', published anonymously * Nathaniel Cotton, ''Visions in Verse'', published anonymously, a verse version for children of Gay's ''Fables'' 1727 * Thomas Gray, '' Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard'', published anonymously, a literary sensation published February 15 by Robert Dodsley in a quarto pamphlet with a preface by Horace Walpole (reprinte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hamilton (comic Poet)
William Hamilton (1665? – 24 May 1751) was a Scottish poet. He wrote comic, mock-tragic poetry such as "''The Last Dying Words of Bonny Heck''" - a once-champion hare coursing greyhound in the East Neuk of Fife who was about to be hanged, for growing too slow. It is written in anglified Scots, with a sprightly narrative and wry comic touches. Life Hamilton was born in Gilbertfield, Cambuslang, Scotland. In the ''Familiar Epistles'' he exchanged with Allan Ramsay, he modestly acknowledges the limitations of his own muse. Ramsay singles out ''Heck'' as he suggests there is room for all sorts in poetry. Ramsay's ''Epistles'' in return are certainly more skillful, more self-consciously Scots and with lots more allusions to other authors, Ancient and Modern, but they are consequently, less direct than those of Hamilton. Another of Hamilton's poems, ''Willie was a Wanton Wag'', - about a young man who appears at a wedding feast, and enraptures bride and bridesmaids by his "leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Poetry
American poetry refers to the poetry of the United States. It arose first as efforts by American colonists to add their voices to English poetry in the 17th century, well before the constitutional unification of the Thirteen Colonies (although a strong oral tradition often likened to poetry already existed among Native American societies). Unsurprisingly, most of the early colonists' work relied on contemporary English models of poetic form, diction, and theme. However, in the 19th century, a distinctive American idiom began to emerge. By the later part of that century, when Walt Whitman was winning an enthusiastic audience abroad, poets from the United States had begun to take their place at the forefront of the English-language ''avant-garde''. Much of the American poetry published between 1910 and 1945 remains lost in the pages of small circulation political periodicals, particularly the ones on the far left, destroyed by librarians during the 1950s McCarthy era. Moderni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1732 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published Colonial America * Ebenezer Cooke (both attributed; also, see "Deaths" section below; also spelled "Cook"): ** "An Elegy on . .William Lock"Burt, Daniel S.''The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, , retrieved via Google Books ** "In Memory of . .Benedict Leonard Calvert * Joseph Green, "Parody of a Psalm by Byles", a parody of Mather Byles' poetry * Richard Lewis: ** "A Description of Spring"Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ** "Carmen Saeculare" ** attributed, "A Rhapsody" United Kingdom * Anonymous, ''Castle-Howard'', has been attributed to Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irwin * Anonymous, ''Collection of Pieces''Clark, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenezer Cooke (poet)
Ebenezer Cooke ( – ) was an American poet. Probably born in London, he became a lawyer in Maryland, then a British colony, where he wrote a number of poems including one that some scholars consider the first American satire: "The Sot-Weed Factor: Or, a Voyage to Maryland. A Satyr" (1708). He was fictionalized by John Barth as the comically innocent protagonist of '' The Sot-Weed Factor'', a novel in which a series of fantastic misadventures leads Cooke to write his poem. Life Little is known about the life of Cook (sometimes spelled "Cooke", but spelled Cook in his published works). It is known that Cooke, like the persona of his poem, voyaged to Maryland as a young man. He entered the bar of Prince George's County, Maryland, and practiced law before returning to London by 1694. He later returned to Maryland after inheriting a half interest in his father's estate at Malden, Maryland. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1746 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or French poetry). Events * Lucy Terry writes the first known poem by an African American, "Bars Fight, August 28, 1746", about an Indian massacre of two white families in Deerfield, Massachusetts; the ballad was related orally for a century and first printed in 1855; English Colonial AmericaBurt, Daniel S.''The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, , retrieved via Google Books * May 9 - Voltaire, on being admitted into the French Academy, gives a ''discours de réception'' in which he criticizes Boileau's poetry. In England, Voltaire's speech is quoted in ''The Gentleman's Magazine'' in July and the full text is translated into English in ''Dodsley's Museum'' for December 20.Clark, Alexander Frederick Bruce''Boileau and the French Classical Critics in England (1660-183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Grizel Baillie
Lady Grizel Baillie, ''née'' Hume, (25 December 1665 – 6 December 1746) was a Scottish gentlewoman and songwriter. Her accounting ledgers, in which she kept details about her household for more than 50 years, provide information about social life in Scotland in the eighteenth century. Biography Born at Redbraes Castle, Berwickshire, Grizel Hume was the eldest daughter of Grisell Ker and Sir Patrick Hume (later Earl of Marchmont). When she was twelve years old, she carried letters from her father to a Scottish conspirator in the Rye House Plot, Robert Baillie of Jerviswood, who was then in prison. Hume's sympathy for Baillie made him a suspected man and the king's troops occupied Redbraes Castle. He remained in hiding for some time in the crypt of Polwarth Church, where his daughter smuggled food to him; but on hearing of the execution of Baillie (1684), he fled to the United Provinces, where his family joined him soon after. They returned to Scotland after the Glor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1722 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published * Thomas Cooke, ''Marlborough'', the Duke of Marlborough died June 16Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Hildebrand Jacob, ''Bedlam'', published this year, although the book states "1723" * Thomas Parnell, ''Poems on Several Occasions'' * Allan Ramsay, ''Fables and Tales'' * Elizabeth Thomas, ''Miscellany Poems on Several Subjects'', published anonymously * Thomas Walter, ''The Sweet Psalmist of Israel'', English, Colonial AmericanLudwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press Births Death years link to the corresponding " earin poetry" article: * February 7 – Azar Bigdeli (died 1781), Persian anthologist and poet * February 26 – Mary Leapor (die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Massieu
Guillaume Massieu (13 April 1665, Caen – 26 September 1722, Paris) was a French churchman, translator and poet, best known for his Latin verses in praise of the agreeability and benefits of coffee Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world. Seeds of .... External links * Académie française Clergy from Caen 1665 births 1722 deaths Writers from Caen 17th-century French male writers 17th-century French poets Latin–French translators Greek–French translators French classical scholars {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1706 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * May 23 – The Battle of Ramillies, a victory for the British and their allies under John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, inspires several poets. Works published * Joseph Addison, ''The Campaign'', on the victory at Blenheim * Daniel Baker, ''The History of Job''Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Sir Richard Blackmore, ''Advice to the Poets'', published anonymously * Stephen Clay, ''An Epistle from the Elector of Bavaria to the French King: After the Battel of Ramilles'', published anonymously; has been misattributed to Matthew Prior * William Congreve: ** ''A Pindarique Ode ... On the Victorious Progress of Her Magesties Arms, Under the Conduct of the Duke of Marlborough'' ** ''Discourse on the Pindarique Ode'', in which the author criticized Abraham Cowley's vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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